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The answer is that a more precise request gets a more precise result. If you want six eggs, clarify that it's eggs you want six of.
It can be tedious for both sidesto think about all interactions in this way, but it's much more troublesome to have to deal with the fallout of a misunderstanding.
In the OP, the message could have been "Go ahead and send out this order" and nobody would have questioned what it was that had to go out.
I’ve taken to writing my notes on a ticket at work as a thought per line. All lead with a -
-writing lines of notes
-each line is capable to be its own
-visibly separate for each thought.
Then you get people. Who try to. Do stuff like this. Where the info is hidden in a paragraph and it’s just a mess to try and process quickly.