Testing, One, Two... Testing

There seems to be a disconnect and  double standard in our culture about the use of language to convey accurately our thoughts and ideas.

It seems there's a great disregard for the use of language in conveying a message followed by a great perplexity about the misunderstanding of the message.

Here's the only way I can think of to point out the fault here.

Just like English or any other tongue, math is a language like any other. Just as words are not things themselves but the representation thereof so two numbers are not things themselves but represent things.

It is language of scientists and engineers used to convey the accuracy of their thinking and theories.

That said any sane person or so I believe would not trust or employee safety engineer who upon being shown the fault of their math in proving their concept, simply said, "Oh well you know what I meant."

That would be sheer lunacy. However is a very logic we employee when we carelessly choose our words and disregard their meaning and origin in conveying our own thoughts and ideas as valid.

We expect that the person using a language has a reasonable mastery of that language if they are employing it to convey a message.

So please understand that the message lies with the recipient when you're making your points.

As a wise man once said to me that  perception is more important than truth because it doesn't matter what truth you're trying to convey if it isn't properly perceived.

If you want your point to be properly perceived and understood as valid then you absolutely must convey your thoughts and ideas by properly using the language which you employ to do so, so there is a mutual understanding of the terminology being used.

Othwrwise, STFU.

I hope that clears things up for you.