>> to me "take him at his word" means the opposite to "differ to his word".

> this is only a qualified statement rather then an absolute.

Yet it addresses the point of this thread, which was my point.

> I wouldn't say several

I think there were at least two incidents before where you expressed your disappointment with something I had said.

> Ouch.

You should know by now that I won't change my view of things just because it causes disappointment in someone else. Generally speaking, what it takes to make me reconsider my stance is hard facts or real arguments.