mlaw....Very nice post. Damaging words once written can't be taken back. Kind of like not being able to unring a bell. I do exactly what you suggested in your post. If I have a question or am concerned about something I go right to the source and try and find the answer.
Mike
"Sort of" is such a harmless thing to say. "Sort of". It's just a filler. "Sort of" - It doesn't really mean anything. But after certain things, "sort of" means everything. Like after "I love you" or "You're going to live" or "It's a boy".