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Originally Posted by psandman
It's not that there needs to be a grand unifying theory. It's that you need to be aware of the words you say and how the players are going to consider them as an announcement of the rules and policy.
And even if you are aware of and use excellent grammar in your explanation/ruling the story will be twisted as soon as it leaves the building. People will filter to their own uses for sure ... And then they try to push the envelope in a much more delicate situation.
I'd be on the phone with my Mom or Dad and say, "
IF we have the time, we
MIGHT stop by around 4:30." If I didn't follow up with a phone call later I would no doubt get a call at 4:45 stating, "I thought you were stopping by at 4:30?"
Lots of people wont bother with the conditions of a statement, just the statement in general. GL