Just to address some of the above statements to which I haven't yet replied...
and purely out of curiosity, why did you choose to title this poll as you did?
and...
For people like me who missed the original title of this thread, what was it? (Did it reference Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky"?)
The original title was "Twas brillig..." for two reasons: #1, it was shamelessly eye-catching and #2, "Jabberwocky" accurately reflected the idea that all words are nonsensical until given meaning and weight by the writer/speaker and reader/listener. Yes, I am aware that there are many linguistic approaches between thought and language, but this isn't yet the place for Sapir-Whorf...
I finish my reports in 20-30 minutes, because I am obsessive about stupid things like line weight and margin spacing. Hey, we all get our kicks somehow.
In today's electron driven communications systems, a visual statement/conversation is almost, if not as frequent as, a verbal communication. This topic, meaning the specific visual presentation of our necessary communications, is for later on in the study. (My, this is turning out to be a study!)
Also, I'd like to invite those who may have missed the above link to take this survey. There have been 40 respondents to the above poll but only 11 to the survey.
**Edit- Thanks to all who participated; the survey has been closed.