"just because Humpty Dumpty said it doesn't mean it's true. Even if it appeared in print. Even if it appeared in print in a famous book! Ya gotta take care about this stuff."

You've been spending too much time reading certain BS threads now, haven't you?... :-)

Out of respect for JiK, I won't do my impression of him, :-) ,
but the reason that printed sheet music (and basic writing too, for that matter) works reasonably well for most people who use it, is that MOST people agree what the various parts of the system represents - without anbuiguity...