" Scientific misconceptions" pale next to many cultural misconceptions.

"There used to be a joke about people not understanding irony."

"A bit of a bugger when you have to explain how you take the piss."


I have commented before about various Brits inability to realize how their banter & 'irony' often fails to translate in print form in an international forum. Even the phrase "taking the piss" is only superficially understood by many. I NEVER heard it used until a few years into Mudcat. The same with "a bit of a bugger". (there seem to be infinite uses of bugger in English banter. One wonders...)
If you are not aware of how YOUR slang, cant and colloquialisms can obscure your point, you will often be misunderstood. If your reaction to being misunderstood is to characterize 'them' as slow, dull, humorless and generally lacking in comprehension, you will forever be frustrated in these discussions.
It is NOT a universal thing to punctuate all debates with cleverly phrased insults designed to show your wit & erudition.

...but, I forget... "Bill doesn't get the point"