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A comment on Ask HN: How do you find freelance work?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: How do you find freelance work? by wuliwong on Thursday March 22, 2018 @06:55PM (#16653500)
> I 100% guarantee it.

Your one experience doesn't guarantee the next person's.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you find freelance work? by EpicEng on Thursday March 22, 2018 @09:25PM (#16654307)
col·lo·qui·al·ism

noun a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you find freelance work? by wuliwong on Friday March 23, 2018 @10:46AM (#16658670)
This is not an example of colloquialism. The commenter is stating that they think their experience is the general rule. If they said "I 90% guarantee" it still wouldn't change my point.
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