The interpretation of words is a never-ending task for any citizen in a modern society. As a result of modern means of communication, we now have hundreds of thousands of words flung at us daily. We are constantly being talked at, by teachers, preachers, salesmen, and public officials. In some houses, the radio is never turned off from morning to night. In large cities, the newsboy brings us the daily newspaper, from thirty to fifty enormous pages of print, and almost three times that amount on Sunday. The mailman brings magazine and direct-mail advertising. We go out and get more words at bookstores and libraries, and billboards confront us on highways. Words fill our lives.