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If I was King: Default assumption that statements are generalizations, unless explicitly stated otherwise. To preempt pedantry. eg Programmers => Programmers
by specialist 6y ago
If I was King: Default assumption that statements are generalizations, unless explicitly stated otherwise. To preempt pedantry.
eg
Programmers => Programmers in general, with many obvious exceptions, too numerous to list in a brief reply.
All Programmers => All Programmers
PS- Hmmm. Now I wonder if any style guides cover this? Surely some do.
- iainmerrick 6y agoI suppose insisting on both “most”s is a bit pedantic, but I also think it’s nice rhetoric -- reminds me of “you can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time.”