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> Student says, “But what about X?” I might say, “Oh, just do Y.” What would be lost if you said "I think it would be easier if you did Y instead."? That woul
by hoistbypetard 4y ago
> Student says, “But what about X?” I might say, “Oh, just do Y.”
What would be lost if you said "I think it would be easier if you did Y instead."?
That would convey the thing you think "would be fine" without any of the negative baggage that use of "just" can carry.
- sfpotter 4y agoI don’t think the two usages are significantly more or less negative. Body language, intonation, context, etc. are everything here.
- hoistbypetard 4y agoThat's completely fair for face-to-face verbal communications. I was, for some reason, putting it in the context of written text-only exchanges. IME, in that context "just" has a significant chance of carrying very negative baggage compared to a more explicit "I think it would be easier if...".
- wldcordeiro 4y agoThe negative baggage isn't something universal though from looking just at the comments here alone.