Words mean exactly what they mean

    The Great and Mighty Presto cares to explain his wondrous opinion on a recent subject. That being the motion that "words don't mean what they mean", which is quite obviously a paradoxical statement to begin with, and while the mortal responsible for writing the piece by that very name that has prompted this discussion likely did not intend on this phrase being taken quite literally, The Great and Mighty Presto is still rather perturbed at this mortals "insights". They discuss plenty of different ways in which words are used in uncouth manners, such as veiled threats, innuendos, double entendre, ect. Though while, yes they are rather unorthodox manners in which to use the words, that does not mean that they "don't mean what they mean". This is due to the fact that when used in this manner, they still have a meaning, albeit a different one. Though, they aren't used to confuse the mortal they are spoken to now are they? When used in these manners they are still often phrased in a manner in which they are meant to convey the speaker's point, even if it goes over the listeners head. Yes, when we use words in these manners, it's not as though we strip them of their identity, but rather that we temporarily ascribe them a new one, they still mean what they mean, they just mean more than what they traditionally do, they imply additional information, not lack that which they possessed prior. To be more correct, The Great and Mighty Presto would suggest this mortal rename their piece to "Words Can Mean More Than We Think They Can".