>>>Only partially, it doesn't tell you if you are on
water or
>>in
>>>water
>>
>>And it will stay that way.
>
>Because you don't think it's worth it to change, or
because
>you think it's appropriate that someone would have no idea
if
>their mouth were covered by water or not?  I picture the
>brilliant gnomemage thinking "Am I wet? I know, I'll
try to
>sneak around, and if I can't manage it, then I must be in
the
>water."

Because they are vague, just like wilderness doesn't tell you
whether you are in a forest or in a mountain range.  Civilized
doesn't tell you if you are in a city or on a road.