[Hugh the Scot]

"But we’re mincing words, really. I end up with a lot of this sort of discussion on liberal sites, but not much here"

Again, no. You are mincing words; I am using them properly.
Another tactic frequently seen on leftist sites is to pretend misunderstanding of someone's words in order to troll.

You knew well what I was saying when you responded the first time.

[cuban leaf]

Are you being sarcastic. I was doing more than clarifying what I was talking about in my very first post. Sheesh. Is it something in the water today. I was just enjoying myself, discussing simple subjects on which most reasonable people agree on a foundational level.

Usually if I want this sort of argument I go to the liberal sites. I can mention there that the sky is blue and they will argue not only that it is turquoise but precisely what shade of turquoise it is and then point out in no uncertain terms that my lack of understanding of the official science behind the assignment of names to colors proves I’m a knuckle dragging Trump supporter. :-D

But none of this is important enough to get emotional about. ;)