There is nothing inherently meaning "stop" in a piece of hexagonal red sheet metal, just as English speakers may have decided d-o-g signifies a canine, but Spanish speakers prefer p-e-r-r-o. These facts demonstrate that the meanings we assign to signs and symbols are __________.
A) confusing
B) personal
C) hierarchical
D) language-based
E) arbitrary

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The sentence implies that the meanings we assign to signs and symbols are arbitrary, as they can vary between different languages and cultures.

There Is Nothing Inherently Meaning "Stop" in a Piece of Hexagonal