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Originally Posted by lksteve
not interchangeable, IMNSHO...riparian is derived from the Latin ripa or river bank whereas littoral is derived from the Latin litus or seashore...both are specific terms that should be replaced with common language over a tactical radio...once again, IMNSHO...
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Couldn't agree more. I love the English language (American varient) because it can be incredibly precise or delightfully ambiguous. Either way it is an incredible tool to facilitate or hinder communication as required. That said - Anything that goes out over a tacnet that can't be readilly understood by the average stressed-out eighth grader is not communications - it's babble. Save the bowling ball brain and pretentious 20 syllable vocabulary for impressing ponderous pudendii in their natural habitat (Victorian drawing rooms).
JFTFOI - A little obfuscation. Peregrino