Closely Guarded

[rainmaker]

Well, okay, perhaps what you see as confrontive is different from what feels that way to me.

I'm saying, if the book is poorly written, and you're agreeing it is, then neither you nor he can say that you've got the right interp, and the other doesn't. There's no way to know. Common sense may seem like the best choice for now, but what's common sense for you may be different from what's common sense for me. And what may seem completely illogical to you may seem like the best logic to Dan. And vice versa. Logic has to be based on assumptions, and when those assumptions aren't held in common, you can't use logic as the best arguemnet.

I mean, the reason I started this thread is because I couldn't see any grounds for what I had been doing, nor for what a coach wanted me to do. There simply is not any established authoritative position. It's a very sticky wicket for everyone.