I value succinct, written and spoken. I value clarity just as much. Many people do not know how to ask questions nor answer them.
How is "Down the hall, to your left" the correct answer to "Do you have a bathroom?"
Reminds me of the time I was at a hotel in Ensenada, Mexico. We're having drinks when the waitress walks up. I ask in Spanish, "Donde esta el bano?" She replies "right around the corner", apparently not impressed with my Spanish.
