alt Hacker NewsSorry, but now you just sound straight-up pompous.
Starting with that absurd first paragraph offering proof for the otherwise inconceivable idea that there are are indeed topics that you aren't qualified to comment on - on one hand, and on the other insinuating that you surely must be more qualified than me to comment on semantics; continuing with the second, totally uncalled for given that I prefaced my comment with "to my ears", yet you didn't; the third, again redundant since I already mentioned that "received" is more general than "understood", so of course the meaning is different - that's the whole point, using a tool to find more fitting meanings, if they would be the same what would be the point?? The assumption is whoever uses the tool keeps the one they feel comes closer to what they had in mind, discarding the rest, no?
Let's stick to this particular example. Why is "understood" a better fit in that context (beyond the original comment suggesting it was closer to their intended meaning)? Because that's as much as we can hope for - to convey the desired understanding. (And yes, that includes connotations and the like, at least if you want to stick to a reasonable, not tendentiously restricted understanding of the word.) How the meaning is received depends indeed on other context, like maturity and generally life experience. For example, you were probably hoping that your message would be received with awe and newfound respect on my part for your wit and depth of insight. But instead, I found you comment merely tedious and vacuous. Consequently, I don't plan to check back on whatever you might scribble in response.
So in this case, you're able to detect how phrasing communicates shades of meaning, when you were not able to in the parent message. That's the whole crux of the discussion.
Regardless of how I feel you've misread my message, the fact remains that the way in which a message is expressed does change the import of the message, and that 'received' is not the same as 'understood'; you can't simply swap out parts without changing communication, and the way in which a message is expressed will--intentionally or otherwise--have an impact on the reader.
That's what people are calling out when they talk about the tone or voice of AI-generated text; it's something that many people notice and have a strong negative reaction to. You might not have that same reaction to the stimulus as other people, but that's beside the point: a lot of other people do, and they're also recipients of the communication.
Just as it is useless for me to point out all the places where I think you have misinterpreted my message in a rush to offence, asserting that there isn't a difference because you personally cannot detect one is not justified.