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What a strange word to use in that context, why would he need to be forgiven by you? How has he wronged you? Seems at worst, an honest mistake in a complicated
by Trufa 3y ago
What a strange word to use in that context, why would he need to be forgiven by you? How has he wronged you? Seems at worst, an honest mistake in a complicated topic.
- gregschlom 3y agoMaybe GP is a non-native English speaker? This construct would be pretty common way for a native French speaker to say they are angry at something. Not sure if it's common in English as well.
- mrbombastic 3y agoThis is a pretty common phrase in English as well, it is not meant to be taken literally.
- musicale 3y agoThe interesting things that one can learn about English usage on HN. ;-)
- freedomben 3y agoYep, it may be more common in some English-speaking cultures, but in the midwest of the US it's extremely common to say stuff like, "I'll never forgive him for <thing>" and it's not meant to be taken literally. A more literal translation would be, "I'm very disappointed in this person's decision to <thing>."
- Cpoll 3y agoYou're not using "at worst" correctly. What you describe is an "at best". Worse would be that CGP Grey deliberately picked a misleading title in order to optimize views, algorithm, etc. This is, I think, the case. But I don't begrudge them too much, YouTube is cutthroat.