There are certainly || indeed what one can || we may call || might be called “characteristic experiences” for || of pointing to the shape (for instance) || (e.g.) to the shape || to a shape, e.g.. For example || instance, tracing the contour with one's finger || Tracing the outline with one's finger, for instance, or with one's gaze || eyes, in pointing. – But little as this happens in all cases in which I “mean the shape”, – equally little is it true that any other any other characteristic process occurs || just as this doesn't happen in all cases in which I ‘mean the shape’, – similarly there isn't any other characteristic process either occuring || no other characteristic process occurs in all these cases. But also, || even if something of the sort || such process did recur || occur in all of them, it would still depend on || upon the circumstances – i.e. on || upon what happened before and after the pointing – whether we should || would say, || : “He pointed to the shape and not to the colour”.
For the words || expressions “pointing to the shape”, “meaning the shape” etc. are not used like these || as these || these others are || like these:– “pointing to the book”, “pointing to the letter ‘B’ and not to the letter ‘u’” etc.. – For think only of || Just think how differently we learn the use of the words || expressions: “pointing to

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