Kevin Tarr wrote:
>
> ><snip>
> >
> >That's a good question. As Doug has pointed out, language is a system. I
> >like to think of the metaphor of idea space where the words both defines
> >the space and is embedded in the space. If one includes math as a
> >language, there is a strong arguement that there are no ideas apart from
> >language. Indeed most people who state "I have a great idea, I just can't
> >put it into words" actually have a vauge idea they think is great, that may
> >even have the potential to be great, but isn't fleshed out.
> >
> ><and snip>
> >Dan M.
>
> We are probably talking about different things, but I have to disagree with
> this. There have been many times where I can see exactly how to fix a
> problem, or do something different; but cannot put it into words at all.
> There'd be a click and the solution would slide right in to my head, and
> more than once I was actually speechless. I've had to make drawings or do
> some other non-verbal communication, if the answer was needed right now!
> and my co-workers were going down the wrong (idea) path. But after a few
> times those working with me knew I was on (to) something when I got that way.
And what about the case where someone tries to put into words their
idea, even uses diagrams, and nobody gets it until it's been coded and
they can see it working on a computer screen?
Julia
who hasn't been hearing *that* one for a few years, but heard it a
number of times a decade ago
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