Scholars uncertain about meaning #3

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opened 2020-05-27 13:36:14 +00:00 by JohnH · 3 comments
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At some point we need to do a search for the advice section that says something like "scholars debate the meaning of this word." We've decided not to include this advice section.

At some point we need to do a search for the advice section that says something like "scholars debate the meaning of this word." We've decided not to include this advice section.
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Is it that there will be no advice section or that this kind of information ("scholars debate ...") will not be given?

Is it that there will be no advice section or that this kind of information ("scholars debate ...") will not be given?
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There will be advice sections about state of being verbs and maybe something else. But, there is no advice section about scholars debating meaning.

There will be advice sections about state of being verbs and maybe something else. But, there is no advice section about scholars debating meaning.
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We are not doing anything about scholars debate. We are treating them the same as different opinions about sense. I will use an example of a hapax. We do not say: Some scholars think x means blue. Other scholars think x means soft. Instead we say, x can mean blue. x can mean soft. This is due, in part, because sense division is always debated as is one of the most debated parts among lexicographers. It would be impossible to do this in every instance. It would only work if we did this for only the hapax.

We are not doing anything about scholars debate. We are treating them the same as different opinions about sense. I will use an example of a hapax. We do not say: Some scholars think x means blue. Other scholars think x means soft. Instead we say, x can mean blue. x can mean soft. This is due, in part, because sense division is always debated as is one of the most debated parts among lexicographers. It would be impossible to do this in every instance. It would only work if we did this for only the hapax.
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