On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Eritivus <[email protected]> wrote: > That is, I think the fact that two meanings have been reasonably > understood by players does not make the text ambiguous. It would only be > ambiguous if two meanings could _now_ be reasonably understood.
Well, to the extent that language is communication, I think the failure of the term to communicate the seemingly intended meaning to, apparently, anyone in the audience is prima facie evidence for its unclearness. Even if it makes us look like a bunch of uncultured bozos.

