What a great read Raj ! You certainly have a knack for getting one's brain to fire on all cylinders.

I think someone once called ambiguity the devil's volleyball :)

From comedian Demetri Martin:

“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!”

And one from British philosopher Julian Baggini:

"The mark of a mature, psychologically healthy mind is indeed the ability to live with uncertainty and ambiguity, but only as much as there really is. Uncertainty is no virtue when the facts are clear, and ambiguity is mere obfuscation when more precise terms are applicable."