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>I think the fact that words have different meanings to different people is
>an axiom. ... Even beyond dictionary definitions of
>words, words have different meanings and connotations in different fields,
>regions, subcultures, and countries, as well as to different individuals,
>because of their unique backgrounds, experience, and place in their
>societies.
There is an old axiom that says that the sentence is the smallest unit of
meaning. We would do well to remember that words only have denotation and
connotation; sentences and paragraphs have meaning.
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Mark Baker
Manager, Corporate Communications
OmniMark Technologies Corporation
1400 Blair Place
Gloucester, Ontario
Canada, K1J 9B8
Phone: 613-745-4242
Fax: 613-745-5560
Email mbaker -at- omnimark -dot- com
Web: http://www.omnimark.com
