What We Didn’t Have Words For
What We Didn’t Have Words For
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A BOOK IN PROGRESS
It is not a book about having all the answers.
It is an invitation to look more carefully at what happens when we notice something before we can name it, when shared words carry different meanings, when recognition turns out to be wrong, when understanding changes what becomes possible, and when humanity may already have language somewhere we have not thought to look.
When the same word means different things
When the same word means different things
Two people might both ask for support. One means help solving the problem. The other means someone who will listen. Asking what support looks like can change the conversation.
When have I noticed something before I had words for it?
Which familiar word do I assume others use the way I do?
What could I ask to understand what someone means?
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