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Language matters. Without enough shared vocabulary, misunderstanding is easier and important detail can be lost. Communication also travels through tone, timing, gesture, demonstration, repetition, and context.

Comprehension is rarely all or nothing. We may miss a sentence and still recognize a pattern or understand a task before every explanation is clear. We may also feel that we understood because the emotional tone was clear while missing a crucial detail.

That is why access to words remains important even when other forms of understanding are possible. Checking comprehension protects both people from an easy assumption.

Understanding every word is one form of access. It is not the only way a conversation begins to make sense.