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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 9. Ambiguity

23629	The ambiguity of words impedes the advancement of knowledge [Reid]
	Full Idea: There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words.
	From: Thomas Reid (Essays on Intellectual Powers 1: Preliminary [1785], 1)
	A reaction: He means that ambiguity leads to long pointless disagreements.