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It's an overhyped style which I suspect we get trained in when writing for payment. I've tried explicitly to avoid it, but usually the subs will rewrite all he
by DamonHD 1y ago
It's an overhyped style which I suspect we get trained in when writing for payment.
I've tried explicitly to avoid it, but usually the subs will rewrite all headings.
Jeff shouldn't be doing it here: there is no sub to blame and we're not a mouth-breathing audience...
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- skrebbel 1y agoLike I said, the joke wouldn't work as well without the "every". This is a super common joke style. I used to tell people that every company I work at goes bust (I had worked at 3 companies at the time and they all went bust), so obviously I've got a Midas touch of bankruptcy and they shouldn't hire me. It's the same joke. It's not particularly original but it's also not "an overhyped style". It's just a joke.
- DamonHD 1y agoMaybe I'm just oversenitised by "Just 3 special weird tricks to ..." rubbish. To me when the very first word is specious and there is no other 'joke incoming' clue/sidechannel/foreshadowing, my toes curl. Jeff: I may have misjudged your intent, but know that that style may not work on British technical pendants, obviously a valuable segment of your audience... %-P In penance I offer: every person who confuses correlation and causation dies...
- gopher_space 1y agoMaking declaratory statements and speaking in absolutes is a traditional way for engineers to ask questions and introduce topics in a peer-to-peer environment.