No wonder people have communication problems! Note that not only does the message get processed by the listener’s filters on the way in, but also by the speaker’s. So it’s like a game of telephone. What I mean to say may not come out in the words I would have wanted, and the words that come out may not be the same words the listener hears.

It’s a darn good reason to not beat around the bush, speak in euphemism or metaphor, or any of the other non-direct communication methods we use. It’s just too easy for the meaning to get mangled.