ABSTRACT
Words are sounds or marks used by those who speak the language. The importance of taking note of the context in which a word occurs is very great. A word is used ambiguously when the same word is used to indicate different referends without the speakers realizing that there is a difference in what is referred to. The word ‘fight’ is familiar, and the writer has failed to notice that the reference has shifted in the conclusion. A certain degree of vagueness in descriptive words is often quite unimportant for the ordinary purposes of life. No precise rules can be laid down to enable us to determine whether a given word is being used ambiguously, or with an improper degree of vagueness. Indefiniteness and vagueness must be carefully distinguished from ambiguity. The language used must be free from ambiguity; the point at issue must be definite.
