What's in a name?

[RAllor at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/24/99 12:26:23 PM Central Daylight Time, rsasby at msn.com 
writes:

<< Stump, residual limb, etc, they all MEAN the same thing
 as understood by others. >>

Not all together true. TABs might ask for an explanation if you used 
"residual limb" but they fully understand what a stump is because it is an 
unambiguous word in common English usage. Its context would distinguish 
between a human limb and a tree.

TRuss