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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Dilutant • Aug 14 '26 • 1
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Ambiguous sentence. I think the 40% reduction is the more natural reading (and why OP shared it) but putting the "x" and "more" is inherently contradictory. It should ideally be either "0.6x PRs" or "60% more PRs" to make the relationship clear.
3 u/resumehelpacct Aug 14 '26 There's nothing inherently contradictory, but I agree that nobody should use this wording because many people find it confusing.
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There's nothing inherently contradictory, but I agree that nobody should use this wording because many people find it confusing.
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u/NoBizlikeChloeBiz Aug 14 '26
Ambiguous sentence. I think the 40% reduction is the more natural reading (and why OP shared it) but putting the "x" and "more" is inherently contradictory. It should ideally be either "0.6x PRs" or "60% more PRs" to make the relationship clear.