Writing tools I learned from The Economist

Re:Writing tools I learned from The Economist by specialist on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @10:21AM (#26712081)

If I was King: Default assumption that statements are generalizations, unless explicitly stated otherwise. To preempt pedantry.

Programmers => Programmers in general, with many obvious exceptions, too numerous to list in a brief reply.

All Programmers => All Programmers

PS- Hmmm. Now I wonder if any style guides cover this? Surely some do.

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Re:Writing tools I learned from The Economist by iainmerrick on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @01:10PM (#26714489)

I suppose insisting on both “most”s is a bit pedantic, but I also think it’s nice rhetoric -- reminds me of “you can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time.”

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