>>>Don't see the problem then. Just because they understood something different than what was intended, as long as they're happy, all is good. You're not in a relationship are you? <g>
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>>"different from ..."
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>>See - even we anglophones say things differently, so what difference does it make if other 'phones experienceour different dialectic nuances?
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>Now I've lost my patience, and will finally ask The Question:
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>"make a difference" - between what and what exactly? They always mention the difference, but never say what is compared with what and found to be different from it.

because we have a concept in English called being "understood". Here the understood expression is "whether or not X".

Another example is "I've got a bigger TV than he [has]"