> No, you've misunderstood my argument. I'm jumping in the middle here, but mind if I make a meta-comment? Phrases like "you've misunderstood my words" can sou

> No, you've misunderstood my argument. I'm jumping in the middle here, but mind if I make a meta-comment? Phrases like "you've misunderstood my words" can sound quite confrontational and, in my experience, tend to provoke defensive responses rather than Cooperative Idea Sharing TM. I find ideas flow more freely and coopertively by taking the miscommunication blame on myself, "Oh, I must have been unclear. We're on the same page about X, but what I was really trying to say is..." Anyway, that's just my feel on the meta-interaction above. Carry on.