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What a weasel-worded title! Better title: "In some places, some people say some things"
by sukilot 7y ago
What a weasel-worded title!
Better title: "In some places, some people say some things"
- pc86 7y agoThat's not what a weasel word is. Weasel words are things like "potentially" and "possibly" that you can put into otherwise declaratory statements so that when you're shown to be wrong you can fall back on "well I said possibly!" or similar.
- QuercusMax 7y agoSaying "some men" is a pretty weasely phrasing. "Some" could mean 2. It could mean millions! I bet "some men in Silicon Valley" are doing all kinds of things. Some men in Silicon Valley enjoy eating Durian. Some men in Silicon Valley enjoy being punched in the testicles. That doesn't mean anything, though.
- mrec 7y agoI haven't read TFA because the title alone is horrific enough, but it sounds awfully like a what PG calls a "submarine". http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html