[maxerickson]

You are making my simple statement really complicated.

I'm not walking around demanding people change their communication to accommodate me, I'm suggesting that trying to speak precisely can be a useful exercise.

[IggleSniggle]

I assumed you were being precise when you asked "why can't people speak more precisely" and also when you asked "can you explain how your comment relates to mine?"

I am not the person you originally responded to, fwiw, and I agree that trying to speak precisely is a useful exercise, even if I believe it is impossible except in highly formalized languages.

[maxerickson]

I wrote "What if people tried to speak precisely", not "why can't people speak more precisely".

[IggleSniggle]

Ah. My apologies. Hope you enjoyed the article at least.