jsalvatier comments on Avoid inflationary use of terms - Less Wrong

74 Post author: lsparrish 30 May 2012 08:31PM

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 30 May 2012 11:30:36PM 6 points [-]

Would using 'paranoid' for 'frightened' and 'depressed' for 'sad' count as inflationary?

Comment author: jsalvatier 31 May 2012 01:19:02AM 2 points [-]

I haven't heard the first one, but the second one is a good example.

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