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Re:Google is funding the creation of software that writes lo... by dozzie on Saturday July 08, 2017 @07:20PM (#14727674)
> Your sentence was unidiomatic to this native English speaker

[emphasis mine]

Fair enough, but I obviously picked up this manner somewhere, and from what I remember, it was long before internet got crowded by people from all over the world, so I think it was from some other native English speakers.

> My offer was a joke, but never mind.

Your joke went over my head so high that I recoiled from the superiority vibe I got from reading it as an actual offer. (I just wanted you to know that, now that it's clear what it was.)

Re:Google is funding the creation of software that writes lo... by bshimmin on Saturday July 08, 2017 @07:33PM (#14727706)
I think we probably win the award for the most worthless exchange on HackerNews today. Well done us!