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A comment on Ask HN: Moving to US from Argentina for college. Any advice for a newcomer?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Moving to US from Argentina for college. Any advi... by dang on Thursday April 08, 2021 @02:16AM (#26735650)
"Lie" implies intent to deceive. Since it's hard to accurately read intent on the internet, it's better to find a different word to express disagreement.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Re:Ask HN: Moving to US from Argentina for college. Any advi... by 2rsf on Friday April 09, 2021 @04:19AM (#26747963)
Thank you! the usage of "lie" is becoming common while people actually mean "wrong"
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