\TobeC......You make a certain point. Yes, there are lots of labels thrown around, once they be ome a household word. "Bipolar" is often used for anyone with mood swings...".Co-dependency" for anyone who has dated an addict...."researcher" for anyone who has done one google search......
etc.........
There are hundreds of examples, in every realm.....
Myself.....I try to look at the total context from which a person is speaking....and, as long as I can understand the essence of what a person is trying to convey...I let them "slide" most of the time. (unless on a legal record..like a medical record or court paper, for example)....
LOL....or, unless someone is calling me something that I know I am not.
I try not to publically correct someone unless it is going to make a difference....
That said...the correct term for a**hole is, actually, "anus"......