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Question When I say "strawberries are delicious" am I saying something about strawberries, or am I just saying something about my tastes?

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September 6, 2009

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About both, I would think: about their relation. Your quoted sentence says something about tastes (that they respond positively to strawberries) and also something about strawberries (that they evoke a positive taste response). Still, there is something to your deflationary "just": What you are saying about strawberries is not true of them apart from (human) tastes. So your sentence is shorthand for a longer sentence that specifies a subject ("... to me", or "... to human beings"). This is similar to how the sentence "elephants are big" is shorthand for "elephants are big animals" (or "... big relative to other animals").

Question When I say "strawberries are delicious" am I saying something about strawberries, or am I just saying something about my tastes? Accepted:September 6, 2009

Question When I say "strawberries are delicious" am I saying something about strawberries, or am I just saying something about my tastes?

Accepted:
September 6, 2009