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[[User:Anomalie|Anomalie]] ([[User talk:Anomalie|talk]]) 08:49, 15 April 2023 (UTC) | [[User:Anomalie|Anomalie]] ([[User talk:Anomalie|talk]]) 08:49, 15 April 2023 (UTC) | ||
:While I get what you're saying, I do think that the most straightforward assumption is that these words do ''not'' have a separate meaning/origin than they do in the real world. As you said, when talking about "mice" or "dogs", it is instantly clear to us what we're talking about, even without explicitly being aware of "we're not talking about a species but a grouping" etc.; I would assume that's the common implicit knowledge that the Pokédex presumes its reader to know, too. | :While I get what you're saying, I do think that the most straightforward assumption is that these words do ''not'' have a separate meaning/origin than they do in the real world. As you said, when talking about "mice" or "dogs", it is instantly clear to us what we're talking about, even without explicitly being aware of "we're not talking about a species but a grouping" etc.; I would assume that's the common implicit knowledge that the Pokédex presumes its reader to know, too. | ||
:Saying that it's "hinting" (but not definitely confirming) that real mice exist, for example, seems to be reasonable to me. [[User:Nescientist|Nescientist]] ([[User talk:Nescientist|talk]]) 11:10, 15 April 2023 (UTC) | :Saying that it's "hinting" (but not definitely MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [[User:The Interrupting Cow|The Interrupting Cow]] ([[User talk:The Interrupting Cow|talk]]) 00:25, 18 April 2023 (UTC) confirming) that real mice exist, for example, seems to be reasonable to me. [[User:Nescientist|Nescientist]] ([[User talk:Nescientist|talk]]) 11:10, 15 April 2023 (UTC) | ||