The solution is avoid ambiguous words. If a word "Means" one thing but people use it differently, it is often a poor word choice. This means your vocabulary mig

The solution is avoid ambiguous words. If a word "Means" one thing but people use it differently, it is often a poor word choice. This means your vocabulary might get a little constrained, but it guarantees effective communication. Nonplussed is a particularly bad word. The rest of their examples I think you can figure out based on context.