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From: bnevin@CCH.BBN.COM (Bruce E. Nevin)
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Subject: Re:  human-human communication
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Date: Thu, 9 Jun 88 09:35 EDT
From: Bruce E. Nevin <bnevin@cch.bbn.com>
Subject: Re:  human-human communication
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cc: hbarr@pineapple.bbn.com, bn@cch.bbn.com

In AIList Digest 7.24, Hunter Barr <bbn.com!pineapple.bbn.com!barr@bbn.com
or maybe hbarr@pineapple.bbn.com> says regarding Human-human communication:

HB> I will now express in language:
HB> "How to recognize the color red on sight (or any other color)..":

HB> Find a person who knows the meaning of the word "red."  Ask her to
HB> point out objects which are red, and objects which are not,
HB> distinguishing between them as she goes along.  If you are physically
HB> able to distinguish colors, you will soon get the hang of it.

This evades the question by stating in language how to find out for
yourself what I can't tell you in language.

Bruce Nevin
bn@cch.bbn.com
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