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Right, but if you fill in the shorthand there’s no reason to think it’s circular; it’s just a normal definition at that point, albeit one without much motivatio
by denotational 11mo ago
Right, but if you fill in the shorthand there’s no reason to think it’s circular; it’s just a normal definition at that point, albeit one without much motivation.
- lisper 11mo agoBut it's not possible to fill in the shorthand unless you already know what it stands for. Hence: the shorthand is not useful for communicating information, only for social signaling.