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by ketralnis 895 days ago
Be better and misunderstand less often?
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Human syntax sometimes has inherent ambiguities.
So ask for clarification. State your interpretation and give an opportunity for the speaker to confirm or clarify. This isn't some new intractible issue, this has always been a fundamental aspect of communication in a natural language.
And yet humans figure it out sometimes
require more specific instructions to access less popular feature? I will never understand companies breaking their own products.