I've been trying to understand what you mean by irony, because that word would not seem to apply to my post in the sense that I use it. Do you mean to say that it is ironic for me to give dictionary definitions, because I'm doing it wrong?
If that is the case: I am defining some concepts, in order to nuance how we perceive the mental processes of others, and assigning the concepts names, so we can talk about them. I could have assigned any names whatsoever, and in the context of talking about this post they would make sense. What people choose to call the same concepts in their daily speech is not very relevant.
That said, I didn't invent names for the concepts, I used the words I normally use, the way I normally use them. Some people use the words as synonyms, and some, I suppose including you, make the same distinction I do, but apply the words the other way around.
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Date: 2010-01-12 08:32 am (UTC)If that is the case: I am defining some concepts, in order to nuance how we perceive the mental processes of others, and assigning the concepts names, so we can talk about them. I could have assigned any names whatsoever, and in the context of talking about this post they would make sense. What people choose to call the same concepts in their daily speech is not very relevant.
That said, I didn't invent names for the concepts, I used the words I normally use, the way I normally use them. Some people use the words as synonyms, and some, I suppose including you, make the same distinction I do, but apply the words the other way around.