Originally Posted by
BackToSquareOne 
The term "Real Alcoholic" infers that there must be a lot of "Fake Alcoholics" out there. That's the inference my mind draws whenever I hear/see that phrase.
in·fer
[in-fur] Show IPA verb, -ferred, -fer·ring.
verb (used with object)
to derive by reasoning
to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
to guess, surmise
That's my point BTSO..... people who know better (and it's usually the same folks) infer what they want to infer - hence my post about their hackles going up being something "they" may want to take a look at in
themselves. That's what I'VE been taught to do when something bothers ME......look at the disturbance
within myself that's allowed that "thing" to bother me at all.