If you're having a conversation and the person with whom you are talking,
misinterprets what you've said and becomes upset because he or she
mistakenly thinks that you were insulting him or her, the right thing to do
is to say, "I'm sorry. That isn't what I meant to say. I didn't mean to hurt
your feelings". At least, that's what one says if one wants to maintain
positive relationships with people. The wrong thing to say is something
like, "You're always twisting my words and making it sound like I'm
insulting you when I'm not. I'm just trying to have a rational conversation
and you're spoiling it by being illogical and overly sensitive. You're just
like that other guy who was irrational and always used to misinterpret what
I said."