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by diminoten 2752 days ago
> To me, a tape measure is a steel thing that coils itself up.

So like, when you're talking about or to someone on a topic where you're not even sure about the basics like, "what kind of tape measure do they use?" I would urge you strongly to go into "information gathering" mode, rather than "correct perceived incorrectness" mode.