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I don’t think the two usages are significantly more or less negative. Body language, intonation, context, etc. are everything here.
by sfpotter 4y ago
I 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...".