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TZubiriyesterday at 11:11 PM1 replyview on HN

But turquoise can be a blue, just because we have a specific word, doesn't mean more general words are invalieated or made as specific.

For example, things can be small or big, a mouse is small, if you refine the vocabulary to include 10 size words, and the mouse is now minuscule, it is still small.


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philipwhiuktoday at 9:21 AM

For many people this is like saying 'for you red is blue'.