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The meaning of words – closing the gap in understanding between doctors and patients in 21st century consent
Author(s) -
Parkinson Richard,
Eardley Ian,
Reynard John
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bju international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 1464-4096
DOI - 10.1111/bju.15167
Subject(s) - closing (real estate) , meaning (existential) , tone (literature) , alice (programming language) , word (group theory) , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , history , law , political science , psychotherapist , art history
‘When I use a word’ Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less’. ‘The question is’ said Alice ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things’. Through the Looking‐Glass , Lewis Carroll, 1872.