Yep, the Grelling–Nelson paradox is a semantic self-referential paradox concerning the applicability to itself of the word "heterological", meaning "inapplicable to itself." So I do believe you have caught the jest of it.Originally Posted by bob109
Sort of like a "Hexogonalinvertedstelenoidcamsnapper"
The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot -
the guy who invented the second one... he was the genius!
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....as opposed to the gist....lol.Yep, the Grelling–Nelson paradox is a semantic self-referential paradox concerning the applicability to itself of the word "heterological", meaning "inapplicable to itself." So I do believe you have caught the jest of it.
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The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot -
the guy who invented the second one... he was the genius!
http://theringfinders.com/blog/Larry.Royal/
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