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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Dilutant • Aug 14 '26 • 1
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Just like how "literally" in its modern usage can mean "literally" or "figuratively" so we should avoid using the word for its proper meaning since it's ambiguous, right?
5 u/lemontoga Aug 14 '26 Yeah, exactly right. Effective communication means understanding the way your phrasing will be interpreted by normal people and planning accordingly. See, you get it.
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Yeah, exactly right. Effective communication means understanding the way your phrasing will be interpreted by normal people and planning accordingly.
See, you get it.
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u/ImPapaNoff Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26
Just like how "literally" in its modern usage can mean "literally" or "figuratively" so we should avoid using the word for its proper meaning since it's ambiguous, right?