Words

Bill Clinton didn't realize at the time that better than any other he pointed out the key deficit of modern American minds by the simple question of what the definition of the word is, is.
In essence we don't understand the definitions to most of the words in the English language, we look them up in the dictionary but that gives us only more words we don't have understanding of within the definition. A definition if not compared to the real life working applications in our lives, is only half of what we need to understand about all the words we use.
The void in Clinton's mind is what most call ignorance and what he calls intelligence. So for Clinton I have just given him the answer to his question, not the definition of the word “is” but to his question “ignorance”!
All of the previous is to say we may know the definitions to the words we use but we don't fully understand the words until we understand the definitions of them. This is one of the most profound weaknesses we suffer from as a people.
The definitions of words found in dictionaries are only relevant to the intended use of the word by any particular individual and the understanding it may or may not convey to the listener or reader. These confusions exist from the lack of understanding within both listener and speaker or writer and reader.
What this all represents is a fertile ground for mental deceit between us all where few raise questions and few have answers to them for fear of appearing ignorant. When in truth not asking the questions or giving the answers is where ignorance flourishes and prevails.
Example; I just heard on TV some politician start his speech with; “in regards to Americas first Constitution”, what the hell does that mean, like does that mean we have a second and/or third Constitution. What it means is he misused the word “first”. Or he doesn't know how many there were or are or finalized and when, or maybe he doesn't know anything about it, only that there “are” or “is” one “at least”. The last possibility might be he thinks no one understands anything anyway, so it matters not to him the accurate use of his own words.
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