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[-] petrol_sniff_king 2 points 1 day ago

If I'd ask you for wet water, I'd look mentally questionable.

I think this is because water is always wet. It's a bit redundant.

That is, unless,

We had a lot of ice. And, "wet water" was a very silly way of asking for the melted kind. I might think you bumped your head, but I would know what you meant.

"Is water wet" is not a complete question. I don't know what the asker's expectations are, so a satisfying answer is not really possible.

This is not too different from the ship of theseus being a difficult, brainteasing paradox until you clarify what exactly is meant by "is the ship of theseus." "Which of these two boats is registered to me by the boat authority" is a much simpler question to answer.

[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago

Sorry I checked out the argument I started, but I like both your points, just yours a bit more. I think I'm common nomenclature damp is a level of wetness. Something may be "dry" to the senses but still contain a water content of double digits percentages, considering if our skin is less moist. That being said, I'm sorry I caused anyone any heartache. But I do love a semantics argument.

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