Rain and Fire --
&gt; &gt; | The Wind is "Wind",
&gt; &gt; | The Rain is "Rain",
&gt; &gt; | But the Fire they call "Fire".
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; Matthew &amp; All,
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; Re:
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; | I am happy to work with these ...
&gt; &gt; | but what do we call what it is in
&gt; &gt; | the real world that they refer to?
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt;  "Matthew"  is a sign that denotes Matthew   (in the real world).
&gt; &gt;  "x"        is a sign that denotes x         (in the real world).
&gt; &gt;  "&l