Thread:Toodles78/@comment-14600979-20140616125554/@comment-14600979-20140617225350

173.72.38.64 wrote: I think there is a general misunderstanding about the meaning of the term "touché" (at least, I know for a long time I misunderstood its meaning). The term comes from fencing, where one fencer acknowledges a 'touch' made by his opponent. It is a gracious term acknowledging defeat (of one point, at least); a declaration that the fencer will not challenge the validity of the touch, and will not make a fuss. In an argument, it is shorthand for something like "you have made a valid point, and you have made it well; I acknowledge that, and concede the point to you".

I understand your response, Lumage, because as I said, I misunderstood the term and its usage too, but it is a token of generosity... and to respond to it ungraciously is ingratitude and poor form, I'm sorry to say. Hm. Understood. However, I did not believe it was a correct response for him to make because of the conditions in which he said it. (If he really acknowledged it as such, he would not still be getting involved with this)