According to Wittgenstein, the meaning and understanding of a word cannot exceed our ability to explain it (PI 75). A speaker may understand more than he explains, but not more than he is able to explain. This excludes the meanings of words and our understanding of them which are determined by hidden rules in the mind or brain of which we are ignorant.
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