Originally posted by noticingthemistake

I think once you start playing with the harmony above a triad, like 7th's. Additional harmony becomes 9th's not 7sus2, 11th's not 7sus4, and 13th chords.
[Edited by noticingthemistake on 11-07-2003 at 12:24 PM] [/B]

O.K., that's a cool POV, but I think your leaving a lot to be assumed. Theoretically a G7sus4 has no 3rd, a G11 does.
How you personally approach each chord is cool, but if you write G11 and you don't want the 3rd played your assuming the musician is going to be thinking the same way you do, better off writing G7sus4, that way there is no confusion. Look what happen to Christoph w/that minor 13th chord, an agreed upon universal musical language will help musicians bridge the gap between composer/performer.