Yes, I find it annoying too.....and it's a fact of life. Because nobody can totally read my mind, and all forms of communication are 'imperfect' means of portraying our reality, misrepresentation is inevitable.

Very true, Larry. But I put a lot of effort into expressing myself simply and clearly. Much of the misrepresentation here is quite deliberate, for the reasons Bobert gave. I can and do put up with facts of life. In fact, I don't think I'm too bad at keeping my cool here.