I'm not going to bother convincing you that printf is not the highest form of string interpolation. Seems like you've got your bases covered pretty well.
I never said printf is the highest form, nor did i imply it. If you think i did imply that, and you consider it to be ridiculous, then it would behoove you to ask if i did mean to imply that or not; instead of assuming that your interpretation of my words is fact and i am being ridiculous.
I consider printf an acceptable form of string interpolation, nothing more.