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“my point is that”
- detaro 5y agowhat is your point? ;)
- legrande 5y agoSimply pointing out common phrases used by fellow HN'ers for research purposes and the crime of curiousity
- gus_massa 5y agoI can be a nice blog post, ordering the phases by popularity here and comparing them with the popularity in a general search in Google. Something like https://xkcd.com/369/ https://xkcd.com/369/ It would be nice to have a 2D graph too, to see the dispersion.
- jfengel 5y ago"My point is that" is a forced segue, when you've completed your argument but haven't brought it back naturally to your conclusion statement. It's awkward, and I try to avoid it whenever possible. It's not the worst rhetorical crime, but it's helpful to note when you're forced to use it and see if you can write it in a way that flows better.