Would 'frigate' have clarified Fisher's battlecruisers?

Would Dr. Clarke force Jackie Fisher to call the type frigates instead of battlecruisers?

Yes; the preference is firmly for frigate, although another participant finds that term too broadly used.

The preference is emphatically for frigate over battlecruiser in the hypothetical intervention with Fisher. Another participant objects that frigate itself is used for too many different things. The exchange establishes a naming preference and disagreement over the alternative term's breadth.