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by curo 1332 days ago
There is something exhausting about that example sentence.

Yes, different words embed different meanings. For instance, it's clear to me what Paul means by "fancy" and "complex." The author William Zinsser makes both points: choose great words and write like you speak.

But I agree that somewhere out there, beyond the horizon, there's a time and place for the word 'mercurial.'

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Perhaps pg favors git over mercurial.