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49. Ha! Fair point! I'll take the "pedant" label in stride...

Mon Apr 27, 2026, 09:46 AM

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...and as a compliment to my attention to detail. I just figure if we’re going to hold someone's feet to the fire, we should make sure we're using the right kind of wood. Sometimes the "common parlance" loses the very nuance that makes the case solid. I've just found that in times like these, precise language is one of the few things we have left to keep the record straight!

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