SK>I would think that discussion in this conference alone would 
SK>demonstrate how incorrect that statement is. We nitpick over words 
SK>here. And when reading medical works or law, isn't accuracy important?
CB>I recently spent a couple of years working on a district plan to reform 
CB>our schools (that's another story) as part of a community committee.  I 
CB>drove most of the other committee members crazy because I kept a 
CB>dictionary by my side and insisted that we verify the meaning of any 
CB>words that seemed to be the point of dissension.  
Sounds like something I'D do!  I'm surprised they didn't
gang up on you; one person distract you while the others
removed the dictionary!    ;-)
I agree with you that mutual understanding of terminology is
absolutely essential to reaching a consensus, or just an
understanding.  Many of the discussions that go wrong here,
do so because of different interpretations of wording....
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