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>> exposed to it over the course of a full lifetime would be expected to get cancer > The average person might be expected to get 1.3 cancers Same same, expec
by fatfingerd 3y ago
>> exposed to it over the course of a full lifetime would be expected to get cancer
> The average person might be expected to get 1.3 cancers
Same same, expect and guaranteed are only loosely the same in English. The weatherman expects rain.
- gruez 3y agoYour quote missed a few crucial words. The claim was that "every person exposed to it over the course of a full lifetime would be expected to get cancer". Suppose you get a bunch of people to flip 3 coins. You'd expect the average person to get 1.5 heads, but it would be inaccurate to say "every person would be expected to get heads".
- fatfingerd 3y agoEvery person can mean considering each individually. The bigger problem is screening every person for a cancer their doctor should expect.