Tony Cooper
On 2 May 2014 07:05:52 GMT, Sandman <mr@sandman.net>wrote:

Sandman
In article <39n5m9pfb7r8qn6pf0tr86eipo6rfatsld@4ax.com>, Eric Stevens wrote:

"If a speaker or writer implies something, they are suggesting it in an indirect way rather than making an explicit statement."

Eric Stevens
Yep. True.

Sandman
Strange you won't support Andreas in this case?

Tony Cooper
It could be because the definition provided is not one that I disagree with at all. It's one that I would use.

It is the added dimension to the definition that he may or may not agree with: an implication need not be an intended aspect. An implication can be completely unintended by the writer.

Unintended implications are usually the ones that cause the most controversy. When someone infers something from another person's statement because of an unintended implication, it can be a serious mix-up.

You have the same problem with your understanding of the word "ignore". You feel that if something is ignored that it must be a deliberate act and that the statement "You ignored the fact that..." means "You knew about it, but didn't include it". That's a false understanding.