On Fri, 2015-04-17 at 08:00 -0500, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > It is amazing how much one can cripple what another person said by > scissoring his phrases ;-) English people (excludes USA people) should always try to speak simple, jargon-free, easily understandable and logically expressed English especially when conversing with non-English people. I greatly admire the linguistic abilities of non-English people but deplore the dumbed-down abuses of my native language from the US of A. A military plan has become a "road map" even when aircraft are involved provoking the inevitable question of "Do aircraft stop at traffic lights" ! "Back-up" has become either reverse, a saved copy, re-enforcements etc. Precision in language expression is essential for good understanding. Comments off-list please. -- Regards, Paul. England, EU. Je suis Charlie.