The claim relies on distinguishing 'grammatical habit' from 'genuine constraint,' but this distinction itself requires substantive metaphysical assumptions about reality's independence.

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Genuine constraint(contrasted with grammatical habit): A real limitation or rule that exists independently of how we talk or think about it—something that actually restricts what's possible, not just what we're used to saying.
Grammatical habit(contrasted with genuine constraints in the statement): A pattern in how we use language that becomes automatic through repetition, but doesn't necessarily reflect anything true about the world itself.
Metaphysical assumptions(underlying the distinction being made): Basic beliefs about what exists and how reality fundamentally works that you take for granted without proving them.
Reality's independence(the metaphysical assumption in question): The idea that the world exists and has properties on its own, separate from what humans think, say, or believe about it.

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