[opensourcenews]

I would have written the headline as "In an Absolute State: Elevated Use of Absolutist Words Could Be a Marker Specific to Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation" but maybe that's only because I'm in a good mood.

[randcraw]

So what is persnicketiness a marker of?

[mattgreenrocks]

Reading the Internet too much? :)

(I kid...sort of, but more poking fun at myself here)

[tjalfi]

That's a better title than my submission but sadly over the limit for HN titles.

I started with the original title of "In an Absolute State: Elevated Use of Absolutist Words Is a Marker Specific to Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation" and cut words until it fit.

[tossaway1]

I think opensourcenews was just pointing out that "is" (in the article title) is more absolutist than "can be".

[tjalfi]

Good catch! I really shouldn’t post before I have had my morning coffee.