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TimS comments on Antijargon Project - Less Wrong Discussion

12 Post author: jkaufman 05 May 2013 05:26PM

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Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 08 May 2013 01:56:07AM 4 points [-]

I cringe a little every time I see someone here write, "Suppose Omega told you X," when, "Suppose X," works just as well.

Comment author: TimS 08 May 2013 02:05:25AM 1 point [-]

I seen your point, but the phrasing you object to tends to reduce the frequency of responders to fight the hypothetical. At least, in theory.

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