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Not quite on topic, but I can't help noticing the overused word "quietly" in the title of the story: https://www.geekwire.com/2017/tech-news-sites-quietly-rely-
by hyperrail 8y ago
Not quite on topic, but I can't help noticing the overused word "quietly" in the title of the story:
https://www.geekwire.com/2017/tech-news-sites-quietly-rely-word-create-drama-headlines-analysis-reveals/ https://www.geekwire.com/2017/tech-news-sites-quietly-rely-w...
(This is a rare case where the word might be appropriate, though!)
- duggan 8y agoGlad to see other people also find it annoying. I went searching to see if someone had written about the phenomenon last year, but eventually concluded I was probably mad. Thanks!
- srtjstjsj 8y ago> Apparently whenever a tech company does anything without publishing a press release and running ads during Monday Night Football, tech news sites have decided that the best word to describe it is “quietly.” Yes, quietly means "without making noise". I don't know why geekwire is so breathless about using English language properly.