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[GarthB]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

You may be being consistent with yourself. I think he's asking you to use words in the same way that other people mean them, and not looking for ways that their words could be twisted. Stay consistent WITH EVERYONE ELSE in your language, and we'll all be better off.

Give the man cigar.

We all use different vocabularies in our lives. We have them for work, school, social interactions, hobbies. It is these agreed upon vocabularies that allow for meaningful communication.