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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 9733886" data-attributes="member: 2205"><p>Are you not following what people mean when you say these things, or are you just taking exception to the idea that the words aren't being used "correctly?" My wife will tell me that I sometimes (more in that past) had a tendency to compulsively correct little nitpicky and pedantic details rather than just go with it. I had to stop doing that when the urge struck me because it's throwing a heavy, wet blanket over any and all social interactions. Just go with it, dude. If you understand what people mean when they say things, then react to the content of what they're saying, not the semantics of their words. If you don't understand, ask them. If you wouldn't use those words that way, just accept it for purposes of the discussion instead of trying to force everyone to accept your definition. Otherwise, you are the reason why these discussions never actually happen and get bogged down in arguing semantics. Discussion only happens when you get past that. If you understand what someone means, engage with that instead of how they say it. Resist the urge to be the semantic correctness police.</p></blockquote><p></p>