> I'm not a native speaker and am finding it hard with how many qualifiers one needs to put into English sentences as to avoid looking like one is making sweepi

> I'm not a native speaker and am finding it hard with how many qualifiers one needs to put into English sentences as to avoid looking like one is making sweeping absolute statements. Is this also necessary for verbal communication? I would recommend you don’t extrapolate too much from HN conversation. The prevalence of skimming combined with detail fixation here means that often times you are receiving feedback from the most argumentative people who can also respond more quickly because they didn’t fully consider your position.