Tarbash: 'What does 'iconoclast' mean?' Diane the Flower Lady: 'I don't know.' Tarbash: 'Then I speak English better than you. It means breaker of idols, icons. Iconoclast.' Diane the Flower Lady: 'It's not a word.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Two characters argue over vocabulary definition and usage.
- In plain terms
- One explains a word while the other denies it exists.
- What can you take from it?
- Communication breaks down when knowledge gaps exist.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do people deny words they don't know?
Another view
Humor may rely on the audience understanding the word.
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