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Comment author: David_Gerard 15 July 2013 07:38:29AM 7 points [-]

In general, if you suggest a course of action to others that includes the word "just", you may be doing it wrong.

Comment author: SaidAchmiz 15 July 2013 04:30:28PM 6 points [-]

Very much this. Here's an excellent essay on the subject of "lullaby words", of which "just" is one. (The author suggests mentally replacing "just" with "have a lot of trouble to" in such formulations.)

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 15 July 2013 06:15:49PM 3 points [-]

Excellent essay. I strongly recommend it.

In addition to "just", it goes after "soon", "very soon", "should", "all", "only", "anything", and "all I gotta do".

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