Friday, April 6, 2018

Bluest blue

Language reflects how we see the world, so in acient times our colour blind ancestors were describing the sea as "wine-red". Similarly, while fruit and vegetables are common categories in Western cultures, they are not universally recognised. In Norwegian PĂ„legg reffers to any ingredient you can add in a sandwich.

This makes one wonder what else we are not seeing? What concepts will the language of the future describe? What will be the not yet seen colours and abstractions?

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