Assignment #3 2011.02.04

Definitions of words play an important role in our speech. Being vague in how we use speech leads to many problems. How someone defines something as being "wrong", someone else might view as being what is considered right. This is where many arguments can and do originate. If I get into an argument with my friends over what we should do because of boredom, we may all share different definitions of what constitutes entertainment. If we were to use a more clear definition or synonym of entertainment, we might not run into so many screaming matches about whether seeing a movie or watching television are good forms of entertainment. Another problem of unclear definitions is the discourse we use can be hurtful. Politics is the prime example. Some might say Obama is a socialist, when the reality is no evidence supports such language. These people who claim Obama a socialist do not know the true definition of a socialist. Stalin was a socialist not Obama!