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Originally posted by Ilander:
I put the question to YOU. Do you understand everything that is posted?
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There's only a small line between understanding and misunderstanding it. You can perfectly think you understand things but if others for who english isn't their native language misintepretet words or vice versa it's easy to go wrong. I think you should take it into account but there must be a possibility to tell someone he/she might better use another word. Especially with the positive/negative meaning some words have. Cause IMO those don't change much if you vary factors like applying it to a man or woman they'll still have the meaning.
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Do you know the individual's thoughts who posted?
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Nope but you might come to know it by asking and telling the chosen words might not be completely appropriate.
But I totally agree with you that you should at least think that some people don't speak native English and that you should ask before feeling too much offended (or at all)