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by Bootvis 1078 days ago
It was claimed six weeks was common, common is more like 'average' than it is to '99th percentile'. Your example of the missing screws is unfortunate but it also sounds like something that is not 'common'.
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Arnt 1078 days ago
Right. Old and unusual screws, a misunderstanding on the phone, someone on vacation... it was an uncommon congregation of bad luck.

Words like "common" have stretchable meanings, though, and particularly on Twitter.

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