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I believe our language is a lot less precise than you imagine. It is a common practice to over-generalize to make a point, and it is assumed that there are exc
by Periodic 17y ago
I believe our language is a lot less precise than you imagine. It is a common practice to over-generalize to make a point, and it is assumed that there are exceptions.
Saying, "all geeks" means she sees something as a trend. I suppose her wording was a little bit stronger than it needed to be, but I doubt anyone reading this would suddenly take it as a definitive guide to geekdom.
You must really hate political speeches.
- shard 17y agoReading all/every/always as a mathematical definition is a pedantic point I see a lot of when reading technical people's responses to non-technical posts. It gets on my nerves as it does not promote the conversation. Although there are exceptions to that. I don't recall the phrase "all the time" get picked on the same way (e.g. "I get stuck in traffic all the time"), perhaps it is more deeply ingrained in everyone that it is hyperbole.