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Re:Oracle refuses to accept pro-Google “fair use” verdict in... by raarts on Saturday February 11, 2017 @05:53PM (#13625335)
He didn't assume but presume. And I think that's quite understandable for a non native speaker, given the connotation of the word 'dark'.
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Re:Oracle refuses to accept pro-Google “fair use” verdict in... by selectiveshift on Saturday February 11, 2017 @06:40PM (#13625566)
Actually in this case presuming is not understandable, there is no evidence or reasonable grounds to support his statement.
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Re:Oracle refuses to accept pro-Google “fair use” verdict in... by freehunter on Saturday February 11, 2017 @10:24PM (#13626486)
We are on the internet, and online dictionaries exist. There is no reason to presume or assume the meaning of a word when it can merely be looked up.
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