Thanks. Considering she's the designer, inventor of the game and responsible for the rules questions about EH, I really don't understand:
 
a) how she could be not right
b) why we're still talking about this
 
Rules are clear. We have the official answer from the designer. So what?
If you don't like it, play the way you want.
 
If you ask for the correct ruling, we have one. Period.