It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they always purr: "If they would only purr for 'yes,' and mew for 'no,; or any rule of that sort," she had said, "so that one could keep up a conversation! But how can you talk with a person if they always say the same thing?
Lewis CarrollWhen I use a word,โ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, โit means just what I choose it to mean โ neither more nor less.โ โThe question is,โ said Alice, โwhether you can make words mean so many different things.โ โThe question is,โ said Humpty Dumpty, โwhich is to be master โ thatโs all.
Lewis Carroll