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by unmole 1056 days ago
Chinese companies typically say defect instead of bug. Naturally, the bug tracker is called the Defect Tracking System.

I think the impact of linguistic choices is vastly overstated.

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On the contrary I think the impact of linguistic choices is everything. Even subtle changes can have huge downward effects.
"That's just like, your opinion, man"

Everything? Really? Not to be flippant but I've heard a lot of people say something similar but I am yet to see a single convincing example.