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Full Idea
Linguistic predicates are neither sufficient nor necessary for specifying a property. Predicates can be contrived which express no property, properties are far more numerous than linguistic predicates, and properties are what make predicates apply.
Gist of Idea
There can be predicates with no property, and there are properties with no predicate
Source
J.P. Moreland (Universals [2001], Ch.2)
Book Ref
Moreland,J.P.: 'Universals' [Acumen 2001], p.29
A Reaction
This seems to me conclusive, and is a crucial argument against anyone who thinks that our metaphysics can simply be inferred from our language.