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   Chris A Moody (chrisamoody@zirk.us)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 04:38:58 JST Chris A Moody

   @FediThing playing Devil's Advocate, couldn't you say the same for a human just beginning to talk?

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     Linda Woodrow (lindawoodrow@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 04:38:57 JST Linda Woodrow

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     @chrisamoody @FediThing No. The human just beginning to talk is having such original thoughts, they *often* have to invent words.

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     Linda Woodrow (lindawoodrow@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 04:42:29 JST Linda Woodrow

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     @chrisamoody @FediThing There are whole sm pages devoted to baby invented words, and people find them charming. Not just their own babies'. Because they are so often not gibberish, but exactly perfect encapsulations of an idea.