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My reaction to the "many men and women ..." sentence was "I think that's the most insightful comment I've ever read on HN!" Take a closer look at it. The use o
by auctiontheory 13y ago
My reaction to the "many men and women ..." sentence was "I think that's the most insightful comment I've ever read on HN!"
Take a closer look at it. The use of "many" does not imply a platitude - 35.22% of the time it's a kinder way of saying "most," and 63.09% of the time we don't have a precise percentage, neither of which negates the validity or importance of the observation.