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From the HN guidelines: Please don't insinuate that someone hasn't read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The
by jwilk 9y ago
From the HN guidelines:
Please don't insinuate that someone hasn't read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that."
- kwhitefoot 9y ago> Please don't insinuate He or she didn't. He or she was quite direct. See https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/insinuate https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/insinuate. If anything, it is you who are insinuating that the commenter did not read the HN guidelines. The guidelines misuse the word 'insinuate' to mean 'say or insinuate' or possibly 'accuse'.
- ehsankia 9y agoYou are correct, thank you for pointing it out, I'll try to be more conscious about it in the future :)