Liv Boeree in her TED talk about communication .. resonates with me.

#Communication is tricky.

Using language/words is convenient but tricky. The recipient might interpret them differently than the speaker meant them.

So what does one do? ... try to use words/language in a way that makes it harder to misunderstand!
Using more numbers in day-to-day life is one way.

Here's what Liv said:

"So now I also try to speak in numbers as well. So if someone asks me, "Hey, Liv, do you think you're going to come along to that thing tonight?" instead of just saying to them, "Yeah, probably," I actually give them my best estimate -- say, 60 percent. Because -- I know that sounds a little odd -- but the thing is, I ran a poll on Twitter of what people understand the word "probably" to mean, and this was the spread of answers. Enormous! So apparently, it's absolutely useless at actually conveying any real information.

So if you guys catch yourselves using these vague words, like "probably" or "sometimes," try, instead, using numbers, because when we speak in numbers, we know what lands in the other person's brain."

https://www.ted.com/talks/liv_boeree_3_lessons_on_decision_making_from_a_poker_champion