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The Limits of Language: Wittgenstein explains why we always misunderstand one another on the Internet.

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“Describe the aroma of coffee—why can't it be done? Do we lack the words? and for what are words lacking?—But how do we get the idea that such a descirption must after all be possible? Have you ever felt the lack of such a description? Have you tried to describe the aroma and not succeeded?” Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations.

Here's a wonderful Slate article on Wittgenstein.

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