Quest the VI
— Late at night, OVT OVT OVT OVT (Rosé probably).
I got carried away while writing this as an assignment. I spent a good time writing, and a good time spent is not a wasteful one. Yet, did I send this masterpiece as the finalforsure.pdf? The answer will be revealed at the end of this post for those who seek.
Thus began the quest✨
The first question of this assignment was,
Why do you think we need to learn about synonyms, antonyms, and hyponyms?
This brings me back to my high school days. I can’t remember precisely, but I think the intro for this certain subject was brief, it was like — hmm… Wait, nothing much actually, haha. It’s a simple concept; why bother with the elaborate definitions and the yadas?
Well, I think it’s important for anyone who is expressing oneself to consider the audience. Understanding words on the first try is quite eco-friendly (saving energy on both sides when communicating ideas, yeah). It’s also about stretching your brain for pattern recognition. Or, listen, you can sound cooler by spitting certain dictions. For example, why say, “He hated meanness and rudeness and would not be amused by rude stories,” when you can say, “He abhors sleaze and vulgarity and will not be remotely amused by coarse stories”? Yuh… Flexing, so to speak.
Now that you get it, let’s exercise.
Between “eternal curse” and “eternal damnation,” which one would you choose?
Me, personally, salvation to be honest, especially if it’s going to be eternal.
Now, what else — let’s see if I have something in my smooth brain other than the Queen never cry meme. Obviously, these uncompleted assignments are starting to touch the vulnerable part of my soul, and I can feel it soon manifesting into tears. And not to mention the rising of stummy acid climbing up my throat.
Wait, There is a beautiful painting I want to share.
Aight, proceed to the next assignment question,
What is it for, knowing them, in the act of reading and writing?
I’m not trying to get all philosophical, but remember Aristotle take on substance? Well, I wasn’t there when he talked about that, by the way, but he basically described it as synonymous with essence. To be fair, it’s a lot more complicated in philosophical terms, but in general, they’re pretty much interchangeable. Though they have slightly different nuances depending on the context you want to apply it to — and the result would be something like, “Oh, I get what you mean” for the one who reads it.
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Meanwhile, knowing antonyms means better understanding things for what they are and what they are not.
I can draw more from that Aristotle theory and apply it to “Hyponym.” So, there’s like primary substance and secondary substance, which can be paralleled to hyponym and hypernym (I can’t bring hypo님 without also bringing his sister hyper님 because they’re inseparable to me). Let’s take a look at an example, shall we?
- Primary substance / hyponym / narrower classification of a thing: American Curl, British Shorthair, Japanese Bobtail
- Secondary substance / hypernym / broader category of a thing: Cat
If I put it that way, the importance of knowing hyponym and hypernym is pretty obvious. Imagine reading: “I’ve got an American Curl, Japanese Bobtail, and a British Shorthair at home,” without knowing the hypernym in the context, it makes you think the person has people from across the globe with specific hairstyles locked in their living space.
What a special kind of weirdo.
To some extent, you might even start wondering if a German taper fade also exists.
But the truth is, he’s actually just a chill guy!
I don’t think that was necessarily a good addition to the assignment.
Anyways, I think that’s enough, and I’ve decided not to send this writing for very obvious reasons.
Adios!
