Full Idea
What I once called 'objects', simples, were simply what I could refer to without running the risk of their possible non-existence.
Gist of Idea
An 'object' is just what can be referred to without possible non-existence
Source
Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosophical Remarks [1930], p.72), quoted by Michael Potter - The Rise of Analytic Philosophy 1879-1930 52 'Simp'
Book Reference
Potter,Michael: 'The Rise of Anaytic Philosophy 1879-1930' [Routledge 2020], p.348
A Reaction
For most of us, you can refer to something because you take it to be an object. For these Fregean influenced guys (e.g. Hale) something is an object because you can refer to it. Why don't they use 'object*' for their things?