but no, let's spend an average of 19,5 seconds debating each word in the damn report

As annoying as it is... that will prepare you for the nonsense that is the working world. I've been on temporary assignment at work, designing some metrics and KPIs for a new business unit. I gave my proposal, the VP shat all over it (as expected) spending 17 minutes (I was watching the clock) repeatedly saying "I don't understand this. This is all wrong. Help me understand. This makes no sense. I don't understand this".... She wouldn't even shut up long enough for me or my boss to explain... so we hung up and she sent us her ideas... which were just different vocabulary for the EXACT SAME DATA. So I just changed the names on all of mine - the background data gathering and calculations are the same - and resubmitted to her last night...

Arguing semantics can be taxing... but unfortunately, I think it's part of.... life... Sorry for the rant... It was my (perhaps inappropriate) way of putting my hand on your shoulder and commiserating "I hear ya... we're all in this together, keep your chin up"