The flurry began when some people interpreted comments by Mrs. Clinton as minimizing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s role in the passage of the 1964 civil rights amendment.
Fernando de Santibanes offered his resignation under pressure from within the coalition after a newspaper interpreted comments he made as a call for President Fernando de la Rua to abandon his junior coalition partner.
It remains unclear why Mr. Erdogan interpreted comments from a French philosopher who holds no official position in his home country or in Israel as "evidence" of Israeli responsibility for the coup in Egypt.
That original message then gets interpreted, commented upon, theologized, possibly dogmatized, until it becomes a secondary body of teachings, beliefs, rites and, very likely, a power structure, as well.
The translator's role was to directly translate investigator and participant comments and, as necessary, interpret the comments for better comprehension.
Investors seemed to interpret his comments as openness to a new reduction in the Fed's rate on overnight loans between banks, which is now 1.25percentt.
SCORECARD -- There is no denying Mr. Cuomo has chosen to interpret scattered comments as a broad attack and has responded almost in kind.
Asked to interpret O'Neal comments, he replied: "All we ask from Shaq is to be the dominant presence that he is and play solid defense.
But she says the military could interpret her comments as threatening and fears that she, too, could be summoned by soldiers.
Most Web site operators are reluctant to discuss the issue extensively for fear of baiting hackers, who might interpret their comments as a challenge.
