Glossary

Other Things

Words, especially names for things, are often confused. It doesn’t help that, over time, names can shift from referring to one thing to referring to something else entirely. Our definitions are not definitive, but since we all require a common ground in order to communicate we try to use them. While we try to make use of period terminology,  this can be  confusing as the same term is sometimes used for apparently (or definitely) different things even before the effects of time-shifted vocabulary applies. Our usage reflects our understanding of the actuality coupled with our decisions as to what might represent the common form of the item.

Other sorts of things there are words for.