That's a pretty simple and straightforward kind of thing to say, isn't it?  I mean, it ... says ... what it means...   and if we follow the concept, life would be so much easier for all of us...  No more lying politicians or smarmy sales-pitches...  No more "hey, this product was supposed to do this, but it doesn't" kind of problems.  No more hurt feelings because you answer "does this (dress, shirt, tie, bathing suit, whatever) make me look (old, fat, ugly, whatever)" kind of questions truly - yes, your butt looks like a Buick in that silver sequin thing.  Sorry - a digression. But you get My meaning, right?  I mean it would be so much easier if we said what we mean and meant what we said and we weren't mean about it, either. For example - I've been away from the office for about a week, helping My mom - My dear, 73 year old mom - move.  She semi-retired from being a programmer/analyst last year.  I say semi-retired because now she works for the same company - but as a consultant instead of as a salaried employee.  But she also works remotely, with a nice little wifi/broadband modem card stuck out of the side of her laptop.  We're moving her from Las Vegas, Nevada ...