528. And in spite of this: if someone asked
me what the colour was called in German and I tell him, and now he asks me “are
you sure?” – then I shall reply “I know
it is; German is my mother tongue”.
what the colour is called – is a question
of usage –
and that is always an uncertain matter –
whether you describe that uncertain usage
as ‘German’ or not –
is neither here nor there
and claiming certainty on the matter –
is just pretense –
German or not
© greg t. charlton. 2010.