Mesorat%20hashas for Arakhin 9:35

לא אשכחן לגבי מזבח דמיפריק אלא בשויו

Wherein are they of divided opinion? - R'Meir says: No man utters his words in vain,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Meir holds that no man utters any statement uselessly; he might, however, talk loosely, use terms applicable to a case somewhat different ost from the one involved. Thus the terminology of dedication might well be used by someone who has in his mind a vow. 'Or, as Tosaf. s.v. has it: A man, indifferent to the exact terminology, or ignorant of it, would intend to have his utterance serve whatever purpose the Rabbis attributed to the words he used.');">¹⁸</span>

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