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by dragonwriter
4028 days ago
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> An equally valuable lesson is if something can be taken different ways, make sure you are taking it the same way the other person meant it. In English, you can be specific or generic, but it can't mean "I and only I". Your suggested "interpretation" is a radical rewriting that even Hunt's own apology/defense doesn't offer, it just offers experience as the basis for the generalizations. |
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Well... there you go. I thought when you said "you" you were specifically referring to me. But then I reread it and it turns out you were saying "[the word] you." English is a pretty complicated language. No wonder we're always pissing each other off. (Edit: "we're" was not meant to refer to specifically you and I. It was a more general "we as a people."