In medicine we had to examine patients for important signs of disease. These signs could point us in the right direction of a diagnosis, or more importantly warn us of impending disasters. Pain is one obvious sign, but not just “Ow it hurts” pain. We needed to find out when did the pain start, where it was exactly, what kind, how bad, and so on. So when your doctor constantly asks you more and more questions about your pain, this is why. When you want to respond “Who the hell

English is a fascinating language. Of course by that I mean it is stupidly inconsistent. Just look at that old “I before E” nonsense or poll