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I didn't necessarily mean that you were understating anything as much as I was trying to say that the words themselves are an understatement... if that makes any sense at all. That's what I meant by pointing out the thought behind the word itself -- I think people often misinterpret words by taking them literally without any thought to the underlying context behind them. It was the context that I appreciated.

It's certainly very easy to take things personally, especially things that I say (I've been called "abrasive" more than once, despite having absolutely no intention of being that way) -- which is also ironic, considering I tend to take things rather personally as well... the exception being critique, as I actually enjoy learning about where my writing is weak or what could be subjectively improved upon.

And again, I'm wandering off on tangents. I'm good at that, really.