I think, if we didn't have general terms, we'd have trouble talking about colour at all. I mean, there are a lot of different kinds of chairs. Even so, we still need a general term for "chair" to distinguish individual-seating-that-has-a-back from sofas and stools, not to mention tables and such; and we also need an even more general term for "furniture" to contrast with words for fruit, vehicles, and kitchen utensils. So there are a lot of shades of blue, many of which have their own names; but, if we didn't have the term "blue", we'd have trouble saying that the blue shades collectively contrast with red, yellow, green, etc., which are totally different colours.
Blue isn't my absolute favourite; but I like it a lot and wear it often.
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I think, if we didn't have general terms, we'd have trouble talking about colour at all. I mean, there are a lot of different kinds of chairs. Even so, we still need a general term for "chair" to distinguish individual-seating-that-has-a-back from sofas and stools, not to mention tables and such; and we also need an even more general term for "furniture" to contrast with words for fruit, vehicles, and kitchen utensils. So there are a lot of shades of blue, many of which have their own names; but, if we didn't have the term "blue", we'd have trouble saying that the blue shades collectively contrast with red, yellow, green, etc., which are totally different colours.
Blue isn't my absolute favourite; but I like it a lot and wear it often.