I interpret this to mean: if you are going to answer the question, just answer the one asked rather than assuming that the question was asked in error and answe

I interpret this to mean: if you are going to answer the question, just answer the one asked rather than assuming that the question was asked in error and answering some other one. I don’t interpret this to mean: I’m entitled to your answer. That being said, I appreciate answers of the form: “here’s how you do Y. If you really just wanted X, you can do this instead”