Daily Vocabulary(2013/04/08)

14581.well-intended(良かれと思ってなされた、善意の）
People may not see any danger in their well-intended”funny” emails.
14582.misconstrue(誤解する）
But all too often the recipients misconstrue them.
14583.subtlety(微妙な点、微妙なニュアンス）
Subtleties like irony and mild sarcasm are easily missed in a medium like email.
14584.play it straight(誠実な、正直な行動をとる、まじめにやる）
So my advice is to play it straight.
14585.conundrum(難問、難題）
I am sure I'd find myself facing the same conundrum if I were in Japan.
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