Original artwork, not a still
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker rejects the idea that words are fixed, clear, unchanging objects. Instead a word is the outer layer of a living thought, and its shade and content shift with circumstances and era. Meaning responds to how and when a word is used, not to the word alone.
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