"Mean" to whom? They mean to the utterer what they mean to the utterer, and to the recipient what they mean to the recipient. There is no objective "mean" that applies to both.
Think how many people say that art is to have its meaning generated by the observer, not what the artist meant. Same but from another side.
"Mean" to whom? They mean to the utterer what they mean to the utterer, and to the recipient what they mean to the recipient. There is no objective "mean" that applies to both.
Think how many people say that art is to have its meaning generated by the observer, not what the artist meant. Same but from another side.