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Putting something into words is always a translation: a part of original idea becomes understandable to others, the rest is lost.

It's useful to think in words, as you can effortlessly communicate your thoughts—at a price of keeping thinking within ‘translatable’ range.

From another angle, things we can approximate verbally are tempting to think about. But can we fully experience things while thinking?

Smell of rain was one of those magical things I couldn't verbalize. Now I know a word for it, and the mechanism by which it works. Oh well…




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