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    It is not the case that Wittgenstein's private language argument shows that meaning is constituted entirely by public use, leaving no remainder for a 'genuine creation' beyond the communal.

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    • 1.Individual creative novelty (neologisms, metaphors, artistic innovation) often precedes public uptake, suggesting meaning-making precedes communal use.
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    • 2.The argument proves meaning requires *public accessibility*, not that public use *constitutes* meaning—these are distinct claims.
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    • 3.A community's shared practice itself must originate somewhere; explaining only communal use leaves emergence of language unexplained.
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    • 1.Language-users must be able to follow rules consistently; only public criteria provide checkable standards for rule-following.
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    • 2.Private ostensive definition cannot establish meaning without prior public practice to ground what counts as 'the same' reference.
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    • 3.Meaning requires correction and justification; only community members can challenge whether one uses a term correctly.
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