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I would have written the headline as "In an Absolute State: Elevated Use of Absolutist Words Could Be a Marker Specific to Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Ide

I would have written the headline as "In an Absolute State: Elevated Use of Absolutist Words Could Be a Marker Specific to Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation" but maybe that's only because I'm in a good mood.

randcraw 9y ago
So what is persnicketiness a marker of?
- mattgreenrocks 9y ago
  Reading the Internet too much? :) (I kid...sort of, but more poking fun at myself here)
tjalfi 9y ago
That's a better title than my submission but sadly over the limit for HN titles. I started with the original title of "In an Absolute State: Elevated Use of Absolutist Words Is a Marker Specific to Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation" and cut words until it fit.
- tossaway1 9y ago
  I think opensourcenews was just pointing out that "is" (in the article title) is more absolutist than "can be".
  - tjalfi 9y ago
    Good catch! I really shouldn’t post before I have had my morning coffee.