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1) Bellard is 2) avoid qualifiers in personal compliments (unless ironic)
by dofm 5mo ago
1) Bellard is
2) avoid qualifiers in personal compliments (unless ironic)
- DonHopkins 5mo ago"You will be lucky to get this man to work for you."
- manmal 5mo agoI don’t agree with 2). It’s ok to qualify. Sounds sycophantic to not do it.
- dofm 5mo agoYou can find a formulation that doesn't sound sycophantic without including a qualifier that could be misinterpreted as backhanded, because on a bad day it will be. (Especially if you are complimenting a person with ADHD.)