Wow! Having all the blame for this misunderstanding laid at
my door demands that I re-enter the discussion.
Well, all I can say is that this demonstrates is that you've fallen totally foul of (i.e. proved completely) Osmo Wiio's rule 3 of communication, and partially of several others as well....
Well, I don't accept that of course, but to take my case further would involve taking back the slack that I cut a little while ago & I can see how things might degenerate. So this time I'm really retiring from the discussion.
But thanks for the link, I did enjoy it.