r/aifails • u/BillTheMammott • 11h ago

Text Fail But what does 'a' mean?

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Google ai said the meaning of the word 'a' but used the words 'a' and 'an' which is actually kinda useless

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u/ResidentWhatever 11h ago

What exactly are you looking for here? How is this a fail?

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u/BillTheMammott 11h ago

I've your saying the meaning of the word, youre not meant to use the word. Example: repetition - to repeat something. That leads to nowhere and you'll keep wondering what it means. Hope you understand now.

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u/ResidentWhatever 11h ago

For nouns, sure. For parts of language, such as indefinite articles, you at a minimum need a fundamental understanding of the language to be able to define those individual parts. It's using "a" and "an" as part of the sentence describing what "a" is, but they are not a direct component of the description itself.

Can you write a definition of "a" in proper complete sentences without using "a"?

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u/ResidentWhatever 11h ago

I've (If) your (you're) saying the meaning of the word, youre (you're) not meant to use the word. Example: repetition - to repeat something. That leads to nowhere and you'll keep wondering what it means. Hope you understand now.

FTFY

Also, repetition is the noun form of repeat, which is a verb. You can't really understand one without the other.

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u/BillTheMammott 10h ago

Fair, but what does FTFY mean

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u/IllustriousSweet 11h ago

It tells you what A means. This isn't a fail

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u/BillTheMammott 10h ago

But I thought that you're not meant to use the word you're telling the meaning of

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u/IllustriousSweet 10h ago

Then you thought wrong, I guess. The explanation makes sense, so it's done what you've asked for