[Mad Dawg]

Not at Saint John's College, school of Knowledge, the Great Books School (Motto: "You write 'em; we read 'em.")

But I acknowledge, albeit reluctantly, that some people use the words as you say.

I would say, "Trenton is on the planet Earth (despite the evidence of our senses)," is accurate, but not precise. While saying "the North east corner of Trenton is a Latitude 10 (little round thing) 30' 45" S, Longitude 45 (little round thing) 21' 30" E." is precise as all get out, but woah is it inaccurate.

But, as I say, YMMV.

[Zero Sum]

I would say, "Trenton is on the planet Earth (despite the evidence of our senses)," is accurate, but not precise.

I disagree. That statement tells you EXACTLY on which planet you can find Trenton. :)

Here's a different example: "The United States is located on the North American continent." Not very many people would dispute this, but strictly speaking, it's not a true statement. Most of this country is indeed located on the North American continent, but then there's also Hawai'i sitting out there in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. So the statement is "almost accurate", but it is inaccurate nonetheless, and this is due to nothing more than its lack of precision.

But as you said, some people use these words differently, and YMMV. Unfortunately, that can sometimes make discourse pretty difficult.