Careless Quotes (1)
Language is the principal tool with which we communicate; but when words are used carelessly or mistakenly, what was intended to advance mutual understanding may in fact hinder it; our instrument becomes our burden
Irving M. Copi and Carl Cohen (probably? in their Introduction to Logic), In K. Srinagesh, The Principles of Experimental Research (2006), 15.
See also: | Burden (2) | Communication (15) | Definition (25) | Instrument (8) | Understanding (94) | Word (31)
