Asmus Freytag wrote: >> Words suffice. We go by what people actually say rather than whatever >> they might have meant. When we read text, we go by what's written. > > That is a worthy opinion, but not one that is shared, either in principle > or in lived practice (esp. related to digital communication) by vast numbers > of people.
True, but there are also plenty of people who strive to say what they mean and mean what they say.