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on the idiom, pulling punches means not following through on a criticism, like saying "hah, only joking!" or, "don't challenge me it's just art!", where selling
by motohagiography 2y ago
on the idiom, pulling punches means not following through on a criticism, like saying "hah, only joking!" or, "don't challenge me it's just art!", where selling it short means describing it as less than it could be. They're related, but no, I did not misuse an idiom. however, for people whose first language isn't english I could accept the idiom is a bit opaque for a public forum.
- whimsicalism 2y agoi’m a native english speaker. the reason your usage is incorrect is because what you are saying is they didn’t sufficiently recognize the ‘amazing’ potential of these ideas, the exact opposite of the criticism implied by pulling punches. ask chatgpt or something to arbitrate, i’m confident it would agree with me
- motohagiography 2y agowhat the artist created was technology that automates traders, and calling it mere art or commentary is pulling the punch on the challenge this poses to actual traders. consider reading more literature and even writing for edited publications before commenting on idiom usage again.
- whimsicalism 2y agoyou can lead a horse to water… [0] 0: https://chatgpt.com/share/67648482-c67c-8010-9752-9377a5c51e94 https://chatgpt.com/share/67648482-c67c-8010-9752-9377a5c51e...
- southernplaces7 2y agoBoth your and the other person's phrases are correct, but depending on what they're applied to. Calling it a joke or art pulls the punch on traders doing the same thing and feeling good about their trading skills, while calling it just art also sells the technology short as far as its capabilities go.