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This is the most bizarre and trivial line of argument I’ve ever seen on HN. Swapping those words changes nothing about that sentence.
by pembrook 15d ago
This is the most bizarre and trivial line of argument I’ve ever seen on HN.
Swapping those words changes nothing about that sentence.
- MarkusQ 9d agoThey aren't synonyms and are, in general, not interchangeable. If I'm trying to get out of an unpleasant task by intentionally failing an aptitude test, the "correct" answer is going to be the least effective. Likewise if I'm crafting a click-bait headline or trying to make use of Cunningham's Law or... well, I hope you get the point.