I tend to be more interested in the process of making meaning than in meanings themselves, but let’s start with a few definitions, since I think they’ll make it pretty obvious what I’m attempting here. The following are from the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, originally looked up on my iPhone () and linked for you here to Bartleby.com. Cartography n. The art or technique of making maps or charts. Commponplace adj. Having no remarkable features, characteristics, or traits; ordinary. n. A trite or obvious remark; a platitude n. A passage marked for reference or entered into a…