- Joined
- Jul 28, 2009
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- British English
- Home Country
- UK
- Current Location
- UK
It's like anything else. If there's a perfectly good word for something and someone uses a different (made-up) word for it, we'd be confused. Imagine that instead of saying "house", someone said "box with roof".
Helen: I live in a box with roof.
Sam: What are you talking about?
Helen: Well, I decided that "box with roof" is just another way of saying "house". It makes sense to me.
Sam: Well, it doesn't make sense to the rest of us. Just use the word "house".
Helen: I live in a box with roof.
Sam: What are you talking about?
Helen: Well, I decided that "box with roof" is just another way of saying "house". It makes sense to me.
Sam: Well, it doesn't make sense to the rest of us. Just use the word "house".