• ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    24 days ago

    And yet if you tell someone to go get the purple flower over there, they will not be at all confused and know exactly what you’re talking g about. They may be technically different colours, but practically they are interchangeable.

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      24 days ago

      I get that, during casual conversation etc. But what if there’s a bunch of violet and purple flowers and they pick a violet one? The distinction can matter and knowing it can be useful. You can’t use other people’s ignorance as an excuse.

      Even crayon companies make both for a reason JS :P

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        24 days ago

        But what if there’s a bunch of violet and purple flowers

        If you only provide the color, regardless which one, there would be a high risk of them choosing the wrong because they are so visually similar. so you would of course provide further physical description that would help distinguish the correct flower.