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Gabriel · 05-31-2007, 07:44 PM

If there is one thing that catches regularly my attention is obsession with vocabulary. I mean, some philologists could spend years at the time discussing the meaning of a word they'll never agree on. I understand it can be better explained by the investment of desire rather than by trying to reach an absolute truth. Any thoughts on the matter?

fernando el casir · 06-01-2007, 09:23 AM

I think words history doesn�t differ from human story in terms that philologists and historicians have they own backgrounds. Is there an absolute truth in history? Like myths, I always prefer a poetic explanation rather than those like "the first men in horse the greek saw became the centaurs". I like to believe that once upon a time there was Chiron.

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Gabriel Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 201 Rep Power: 109	That usual obsession... If there is one thing that catches regularly my attention is obsession with vocabulary. I mean, some philologists could spend years at the time discussing the meaning of a word they'll never agree on. I understand it can be better explained by the investment of desire rather than by trying to reach an absolute truth. Any thoughts on the matter?

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fernando el casir Forum User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 109	I think words history doesn�t differ from human story in terms that philologists and historicians have they own backgrounds. Is there an absolute truth in history? Like myths, I always prefer a poetic explanation rather than those like "the first men in horse the greek saw became the centaurs". I like to believe that once upon a time there was Chiron.

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