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1) I'm not a college kid. 2) That is plain English.
I didn't mean you, sorry if it came across that way. I am referring to a tendency of over-embellishing that I see a lot on HN and which frankly just adds noise.
I reflexively downvote people who do that. It's an extremely jarring abuse of the English language, and furthermore, serves absolutely no purpose, as jgrahamc points out, on a site with the possibility to either simply upvote, or comment in a more meaningful way. As an alternative, try something creative like "I completely concur with the spirit of this comment, and would like to add ...." or "The sentiments expresse…
He must have said this before he stripped comment scores off the site.
The only current way to indicate assent to anyone other than the commenter you're agreeing with is to make a short comment. "Yes" or "this" fits, is easily parsed and easily input. Until comment scores return I hope more people use this technique. It adds information that is not otherwise available.
'This', 'Yes' or something similar works for showing what an 'upvote' would show on an other system.
Agreed with the parent and I would also like to add please consider not using periods to Make. Your. Statement. Seem. Profound.
You're being ironic right? He said not to write indicating mere assent. You should _only_ have upvoted him.
It adds information that is not otherwise available. 'This', 'Yes' or something similar works for showing what an 'upvote' would show on an other system.
I reflexively downvote people who do that. It's an extremely jarring abuse of the English language, and furthermore, serves absolutely no purpose, as jgrahamc points out, on a site with the possibility to either simply upvote, or comment in a more meaningful way. As an alternative, try something creative like "I completely concur with the spirit of this comment, and would like to add ...." or "The sentiments expresse…
I don't even use "This.", but your suggestion to write "I completely concur with the spirit of.." had me falling asleep before I'd even got to the end of the sentence.
Consider this: lots of people are using the word, why not adjust to them, rather than have them adjust to you?
I reflexively downvote people who do that. It's an extremely jarring abuse of the English language, and furthermore, serves absolutely no purpose, as jgrahamc points out, on a site with the possibility to either simply upvote, or comment in a more meaningful way. As an alternative, try something creative like "I completely concur with the spirit of this comment, and would like to add ...." or "The sentiments expresse…
This. It's a generational thing. It's short for "this guy's got it, this guy has articulated what we are all/I am thinking". or sometimes "this is the point that must be addressed". I don't even use "This.", but your suggestion to write "I completely concur with the spirit of.." had me falling asleep before I'd even got to the end of the sentence. Consider this: lots of people are using the word, why not adjust to th…
Apologies, but I'm not interested in dumbed down conversations, and will continue to employ, and advocate the use of English from beyond a 6th grade level, as it makes for richer, more nuanced discussions.
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This. It's a generational thing. It's short for "this guy's got it, this guy has articulated what we are all/I am thinking". or sometimes "this is the point that must be addressed". I don't even use "This.", but your suggestion to write "I completely concur with the spirit of.." had me falling asleep before I'd even got to the end of the sentence. Consider this: lots of people are using the word, why not adjust to th…
> had me falling asleep before I'd even got to the end of the sentence. Apologies, but I'm not interested in dumbed down conversations, and will continue to employ, and advocate the use of English from beyond a 6th grade level, as it makes for richer, more nuanced discussions.
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> had me falling asleep before I'd even got to the end of the sentence. Apologies, but I'm not interested in dumbed down conversations, and will continue to employ, and advocate the use of English from beyond a 6th grade level, as it makes for richer, more nuanced discussions.
Making a sentence longer for the sake of it doesn't increase the value of a conversation.