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Except it is wrong. It’s not “except Americans”, it’s “except Germans” and "except Japanese" and hundreds of millions of others. It’s not about the exact number
by pb7 3y ago
Except it is wrong. It’s not “except Americans”, it’s “except Germans” and "except Japanese" and hundreds of millions of others. It’s not about the exact number because the whole premise is that it’s too high.
"Almost No One is Poor in the United States–Except Lazy People"
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- flebron 3y ago"Almost nobody except X does Y." and "Z does Y, with Z != X" are consistent. Is your disagreement entirely due to the (possibly nil) distinction between "Almost nobody except X does Y" and "Almost nobody does Y -- Except X", which is how the article is worded? If so, at least one native English speaker will disagree. The poster you're replying to seems to have more of an emphasis in how the "Wrong." parent was worded. There was no need to be that confrontational, when one is adding a point of information ("Z does Y, with Z != X") that is most likely consistent with the thread title, and with the article content.
- queuebert 3y ago[flagged]