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<blockquote data-quote="Mark" data-source="post: 1828521" data-attributes="member: 5">And, of course, that's not what I was discussing.Well, &quot;lamer&quot; in the sense that it would be an awkward moment is my point.And, or course, I wrote that if they said &quot;I'm with the team&quot; because, to me, that would be the situational equivalent of &quot;I write for D&amp;D&quot; as opposed to them saying &quot;I work for the Chicago Bears&quot; or someone more accurately saying &quot;I write Swords and Sorcery game supplements.&quot;&nbsp; If the listener does know what D&amp;D is, then they will know that you write a D&amp;D-like game from that explanation.&nbsp; If they haven't ever heard of D&amp;D, then you've given them some information that actually makes some sense.&nbsp; And you won't have the gear-shifting problem that comes from misleadnig them, albeit unintentionally from speaking inaccurately.I would just say Matial Arts, instead of Taekwondo and Hapkido, because it is more universally understood, it's (as you say) socially appropriate, and also happens to be accurate.I just feel it's easier to be accurate up front and avoid any misunderstandings than it is to speak inaccurately and potentially mislead people, which is troublesome for both the speaker and the listener.&nbsp; I run into a lot of people, living in a large city, and it helps to be precise.&nbsp; Afterall, what's the point to language if not to accurately communicate with others?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mark, post: 1828521, member: 5"] And, of course, that's not what I was discussing. Well, "lamer" in the sense that it would be an awkward moment is my point. And, or course, I wrote that if they said "I'm with the team" because, to me, that would be the situational equivalent of "I write for D&D" as opposed to them saying "I work for the Chicago Bears" or someone more accurately saying "I write Swords and Sorcery game supplements." If the listener does know what D&D is, then they will know that you write a D&D-like game from that explanation. If they haven't ever heard of D&D, then you've given them some information that actually makes some sense. And you won't have the gear-shifting problem that comes from misleadnig them, albeit unintentionally from speaking inaccurately. I would just say Matial Arts, instead of Taekwondo and Hapkido, because it is more universally understood, it's (as you say) socially appropriate, and also happens to be accurate. I just feel it's easier to be accurate up front and avoid any misunderstandings than it is to speak inaccurately and potentially mislead people, which is troublesome for both the speaker and the listener. I run into a lot of people, living in a large city, and it helps to be precise. Afterall, what's the point to language if not to accurately communicate with others? [/QUOTE]

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