--- In Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brendamirsky" <wittrs@...> wrote: > "what-it-is-like" lacks a referent whereas including pain adds one. > That's an important distinction. The distinction I see is the use of a specific common (in our culture) word, pain, and the use of a vague phrase (in our general culture). But "what's it like", for certain folks, in certain settings, can be discussed endlessly. We ought to avoid "language game bias." bruce WEB VIEW: http://tinyurl.com/ku7ga4 TODAY: http://alturl.com/whcf 3 DAYS: http://alturl.com/d9vz 1 WEEK: http://alturl.com/yeza GOOGLE: http://groups.google.com/group/Wittrs YAHOO: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wittrs/ FREELIST: //www.freelists.org/archive/wittrs/09-2009