Yes, it has been different, though by degree; one could further argue that semantics are at fault.
Q: Where does milk come from? A: cartons.
Situation: there is water coming through the ceiling.
Response: call the plumber/landlord/your father
Q: What is 4 x 58? A: wait a sec, I'll get my phone.
Situation: Button missing on shirt.
Response: Get another one ... shirt.
It is the old story of sticking a frog in a pot of boiling water versus putting a frog in a pot of cold water and turning the gas on. My suggestion is that the water is indeed wet and it will indeed become unbearable but we may not be able to understand that the problem is with the water.
Yes, it has been different, though by degree; one could further argue that semantics are at fault.
Q: Where does milk come from? A: cartons.
Situation: there is water coming through the ceiling.
Response: call the plumber/landlord/your father
Q: What is 4 x 58? A: wait a sec, I'll get my phone.
Situation: Button missing on shirt.
Response: Get another one ... shirt.
It is the old story of sticking a frog in a pot of boiling water versus putting a frog in a pot of cold water and turning the gas on. My suggestion is that the water is indeed wet and it will indeed become unbearable but we may not be able to understand that the problem is with the water.