You are right that the other way is more prominent, but both phrases appear in the book; for example, “We now use the phrase "select is broken" as a gentle rem

You are right that the other way is more prominent, but both phrases appear in the book; for example, “We now use the phrase "select is broken" as a gentle reminder whenever one of us starts blaming the system for a fault that is likely to be our own.” That quote appears right above «Tip 26: “select” isn’t broken.»