542. “I can’t describe this flower if I
don’t know that this colour is called ‘red’.”
first up –
not every functional and useful description
of ‘this flower’
will refer to its colour
secondly –
in my language community – yes the colour
is called ‘red’ –
in other language communities – or in
different contexts within a language community –
it may have – and will have –
different names
the only knowledge here –
is the knowledge of usage –
of practise –
and this – as is obvious –
is an uncertain matter
finally –
outside of any circumstance of use –
the colour has no name –
it is an unknown
© greg t. charlton. 2010.
