Quote Originally Posted by goshawkr View Post
Anyway, my basic point is that you should take a step back from the term clicker. Any signal that can be quickly delivered works.
I agree. Some people argue that using a clicker as the marker eliminates the confusion that inflection/tone might cause if using a word instead. Others say that a clicker is simply faster than a word, and to some degree I agree, because even my "yes" can sound a bit drawn out with the "s" at the end. I personally haven't noticed an increase in time it takes to train a dog with a verbal marker vs a clicker.