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I have seen this specific complaint on HN several times lately. It's a figure of speech. It means "frankly." Your refusal to pick up on English language idio

I have seen this specific complaint on HN several times lately. It's a figure of speech. It means "frankly." Your refusal to pick up on English language idioms -- illogical as they may be -- is, frankly, not interesting. Can we stop?

TelmoMenezes 11y ago
There's a fine line between idiom and annoying cliché. "Can we stop doing X" is another one.