How to tell when simplification is necessary to make the point, and when it invalidates the point? There is the “to an extent” again, or balance as I might reintroduce to this. Which is why it made my list of themes, or motifs, but now it has just made my point as well, or stolen it... That was just a bit of background which might effect it as a self-inclusive example (still searching for a word or phrase for this... I shall make my own and implement it till then, and though it may not be sufficiently defined, it is understood, so this may wait, especially if it has been defined prior. It exists in another language if not this, but this is still somewhat inconsequential, save for the power and familiarity (though power also corrupts and familiarity dulls) which comes with a preexisting word. To relate back to the beginning, the lack of connotation will simplify my conversation. And now I see the overlap of the negative and positive effects, though there is still the need for balance in minimizing the one and maximizing the other. The positive: an understanding for a word and how it relates to the world is developed, and held in the connotation, so deeper meaning and significance in life could be further opened. The negative: there are very often misunderstandings in connotations, as they differ between people and people groups, and this could very easily lend itself as a tool for misinterpretation, either in inaccurately reading meanings into the text which were unintended by the writer, a reductionist or unaware of the reader’s connotations, or the roles may be reversed where the writer had certain understandings of the word’s relation to the world, or rather the writer’s world, which rendered the reader disabled in interpretation and/or complete understanding. Having no other word at hand, I will draw one from the proverbial hat, or rather cultivate one from Latin roots which are sufficiently undifferentiated and unfamiliar to develop into a word which caries enough connotation (at least once introduced with its etymology) to be identifiable with its meaning, but hopefully not much more to interfere with the intended meaning.
(To Be Continued/Concluded)
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