<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A dictionary records usage; it does not exhaust... > A dictionary records usage; it does not exhaust reality. Definitions are starting points for inquiry, and a term should be revised or enlarged when research and lived experience reveal distinctions the inherited language cannot carry. **Source:** [[livestreams/Belief, Language, and the Psychosomatic Feedback Loop - Workbook|Belief, Language, and the Psychosomatic Feedback Loop]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A dictionary records usage; it does not exhaust reality. Definitions are starting points for inquiry, and a term should be revised or enlarged when research and lived experience reveal distinctions the inherited language cannot carry.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-dictionary-records-usage-language-cannot-carry ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->