Couldn’t agree with you more, Brad Hines. Keywords aren’t actually dead and “dead” is an overused phrase in general. But, in this instance I was writing to a less informed audience and didn’t want to leave it open for interpretation.

Writing isn’t a passion, or a strength for that matter, and I could have considered my phrasing a bit more. I’ll definitely put more thought into it next time around. Thanks for the feedback — it’s much appreciated.