> but we can also just accept that people are just trying to communicate in a friendly way that's also concise without lawyers nitpicking the precision of every

> but we can also just accept that people are just trying to communicate in a friendly way that's also concise without lawyers nitpicking the precision of every word. As a lawyer I feel compelled to point out that whenever I see nit-picking like this (outside the context of my job, obviously), it's usually from someone with a STEM background. In my experience lawyers tend to leave the pedantry and nit-picking in the office where at least they are paid to do it. (Okay, I guess you could call this post a nit-pick, if you wanted...)