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> This particular design stuck with me. Initially I was spectical about it, but the more I looked at it, the more I loved. Spectical sounds like an improvement
by delichon 2y ago
> This particular design stuck with me. Initially I was spectical about it, but the more I looked at it, the more I loved.
Spectical sounds like an improvement over skeptical since it implies that you keep looking and don't just dismiss. If this was a typo we should consider it a coinage and run with it.
- xnx 2y agoAlternately: Spectical - Specification skepticism. Doubts based on technical specifications that may later be assuaged by real world performance. "I was spectical of the Nintendo Switch because it had nine year old CPU, but it still delivered games that were more fun than the Xbox X or PS5."
- matanyall 2y agoLol, I love it
- latexr 2y agoI understood your parent comment as thinking of it in terms of “spectacles” (i.e. glasses) rather than “specification”. Emphasis mine: > it implies that you keep looking As in “On first glance I was spectical the chair could hold enough weight, but the more I looked the more I noticed little details that improved its strength”.
- farslan 2y agoHaha, it was a typo. I fixed it now :)
- delichon 2y agoThere were two great mashups in this article. Now sadly just one.
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- garyrob 2y ago"Spectical sounds like an improvement over skeptical since it implies that you keep looking and don't just dismiss. If this was a typo we should consider a coinage and run with it." I love it! I seriously may use it.