Things Learned During Internship #1

Yes, it's sad to start a list of things learned on internship nearly 7 months in, but hey, better now than ever. So I've decided to gather together list of practical things that I've gleaned. Technically this isn't the first thing I've posted that belongs in this list, but just bear with me, I'm a "P" for cryin out loud:

Admitting that you're clueless on sparse occasions makes it seem like your brilliant when you keep your mouth shut on all other occasions.

A Quick Lesson on Equivocation...Sort of

A: Oh, vicar. How was Amy when you went to see her at the hospital today?

B's response either:
1) By the time I had arrived she was already gone.
2) When I got there she was already out.
3) She had left the hospital before I got there.
4) She was discharged and went home Sunday morning.

Here we note the importance of choosing words carefully. All of these answers actually say the same thing, and of course would be properly interpreted with an appropriate tone of voice. However, answer one could be interpreted as death. Answer two could be interpreted as: "Amy was already sleeping", or maybe that she was already being prepped for surgery. The third and fourth answers are a bit more clear, although they could both be stretched and interpreted to mean "put on hospice". And so, the final conclusion, which has been figured out by many before me(if you notice, everyone uses this response when asked how they are doing), but possibly not examined, is as follows:

A: Oh, vicar. How was Amy when you went to see her at the hospital today?
B: Good.