Richards is trying to say that by using words over and over again, we have created their meaning. The context of a word has changed little by little and that has remixed the word itself. Richard uses as an example that names are like words, however that they are made to fix into any context and the only meaning behind the name is who the person is exactly. He makes a point that words are opposite of names. The meaning behind words is caused by all of its uses. No matter which form of text the word is remixed into, it still contains the meaning that it got from other texts however a small meaning may be added onto it to go along with all the others. From this remixing of one word, this is how Richard believes that words gain their meaning. This in turn is why it relates to our discussions of Remix. Richard talks about how a word has a certain meaning however it is remixed a little in every story to meet the context around it. This is exactly what a Remix is; something is taken from its original form and changed into something new although it is possible to still relate the original back to it. When remixing a song for example, the lyrics contain a certain feel to them and the music in the original matches them. When remixed, the lyrics, if still contained, will be the base for the feel of the song. If the song was originally a house song with flowing lyrics and talking about love, it is highly uniquely that someone will turn it into a drum-and-bass song for example because the lyrics would loose their meaning. Just like words, lyrics have a general meaning although what is around it can be changed/remixed and that may cause them to change a little, yet still retain their original meaning.
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