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Ask HN: What people say vs. what people mean, in life, at work
I have come to realize we live in a world of euphemisms, of keeping appearances.
What are some things people say that usually mean something else?
- kbrannigan 3y ago"I have multiple streams of income" usually means: "I have to work two jobs to keep up my fancy lifestyle"
- prirun 3y agoOr "My pay is so lousy I have to work multiple jobs to survive"
- stop50 3y agoIm fine - anything from im dying to aktualy fine
- kbrannigan 3y agoWhy do we say fine then?
- nullindividual 3y agoWe don’t want to answer any more of your questions.
- trinovantes 3y agoJust part of English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatic_expression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatic_expression
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- pizza 3y agoProbably optimizing for replying in a way so as to minimize near-term energy expenditure.
- dazc 3y agoCome and work for us, we are a small friendly team... Which explains why people keep leaving? An award winning agency... we spend a lot on advertising. We are passionate about... nothing!
- kbrannigan 3y agoWow I finally made the connected the dots regarding "award winning". I always wondered, why is that the focus instead of the actual product