Do the difference among our words correspond to the difference among our ideas?

Answer 1

No, not exactly.

There are men of few words as well as garrulous guys.

Complex ideas are often expressed in simple words and ordinary ideas in literary style.

To an extent, nevertheless, our words do reflect our philosophy, howsoever we may attempt at camouflage.

Answer 2

Not sure what the question is, but it seems interesting. In reality it is usually very difficult to make our words correspond closely to the ideas we want to express. This is because each word must serve as a symbol for many similar, but also very different ideas.

Answer 3

"I Tarzan; you Jane." With a limited vocabulary you lack the tools to fully and accurately communicate exactly what you think. Also, a limited vocabulary usually points to a dislike of reading. That in itself keeps you from exposure to "Ideas" that challenge the status quo way of thinking. I remember a college professor (and I am but a peon, of course) who proudly bragged to me of her new book. She was going for tenure, and this was the book to do it. It was the "true" history of our nation, not the choir boy story we have been brainwashed with. Her beaming face suddenly clouded over when she heard my question and comment. I simply asked her what were the publishing dates of the books in her bibliography. She instantly understood the why and wherefore of the question. She was a smart lady. I went on to comment that in the days of the founding of this nation, there was no TV, no tape recorder or anything of the kind. All they had was the written word. And there is no confusion about that time because they wrote a ton. I told her it was all preserved, if anyone really wanted to know about that time. The professor never talked to me again. I was her enemy because she lacked intellectual integrity. Without intellectual integrity, the ideas you communicate to others with the tools of vocabulary can be misleading, but persuasive, simply because of vocabulary and PhD. Someone said, the pen is mightier than the sword. Yes it is, but you need words to give the pen that might.