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>Surely "slaves built the pyramids" implies that at least the majority of people involved were slaves. If I heard "structural engineers built the suspension br
by alasdair_ 9y ago
>Surely "slaves built the pyramids" implies that at least the majority of people involved were slaves.
If I heard "structural engineers built the suspension bridge" I'd simply assume they were involved, not that they were physically responsible for over 50 percent of all tasks.
- bufferoverflow 9y ago"structural engineers built the suspension bridge" is a false statement though. Engineers don't build generally, they engineer.