How different folks can use the same word in different meanings without making it clear that they have shifted the grounds from under your feet without telling you.
Language's inherent ambiguity allows for unnoticed semantic shifts, often rooted in differing contexts, cultures, or intentions. Addressing this requires intentional communication practices to align definitions and foster mutual understanding. Without such efforts, conversations risk becoming exercises in talking past one another rather than meaningful dialogue.
Language's inherent ambiguity allows for unnoticed semantic shifts, often rooted in differing contexts, cultures, or intentions. Addressing this requires intentional communication practices to align definitions and foster mutual understanding. Without such efforts, conversations risk becoming exercises in talking past one another rather than meaningful dialogue.