Non-exclusivity in relationships
May. 3rd, 2007 06:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackOften words are fuzzy round the edges. A kite is a quadrilateral with adjacent pairs of sides equal that *normally* isn't a square. A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite pairs of sides equal that *normally* isn't a square. So a kite *normally* isn't a parallelogram. But a square can legitimately be described as both.
IMHO, cucumbers and tomatoes are both a fruit and a vegetable.
And jaffa cakes may be both cakes and biscuits.
Understanding the definition of such words is fun and useful. But there may not be only one right answer. Or it could depend on context.
Also see: http://www.tailsteak.com/archive.php?num=87
IMHO, cucumbers and tomatoes are both a fruit and a vegetable.
And jaffa cakes may be both cakes and biscuits.
Understanding the definition of such words is fun and useful. But there may not be only one right answer. Or it could depend on context.
Also see: http://www.tailsteak.com/archive.php?num=87