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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dykstrav" data-source="post: 3395776" data-attributes="member: 40522">Never said such use of language was "right" or "wrong." Just imprecise. If you asked for a Coke, for example, you should reasonably expect to hear; "Sorry, we don't have Coke, can you take a Pepsi?" That sort of thing happens in bars all the time. Ask for a martini and it's almost always made with vodka unless you tell the bartender that you actually want gin.Try visiting California some time. Apparently, it's permissible to specify any food item by listing its primary constituent. "Avocado" means guacamole, for example. If you really want to confuse someone, try ordering "no tomato" on a cheeseburger. Do you actually mean slices of tomato, or do you mean salsa or ketchup? This sort of imprecision is truly frustrating.More applicably to the topic: terminology most often has a definite, concrete meaning in D&D. "Fighter" is a class that appears on pages 37-39 of the Player's Handbook. You say "fighter," people are going to think the fighter character class as it is defined in the D&D rules. You wouldn't use the term "fighter" to mean any character that wears heavy armor and weilds martial weapons. Bards can cast arcane spells. You are using the incorrect term if you call then a "wizard," even if the bard in question can cast a spell that also appears on the wizard class list. "Gish" is not a generic term like "tank" or "caster." It is a specific combination of race and class.</blockquote>

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