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Re:Worker pay isn’t keeping up with inflation by chinathrow on Friday December 17, 2021 @03:34PM (#29597991)
You're right. English is not my first language and I've read the "Honestly?" more as "Seriously?".
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Re:Worker pay isn’t keeping up with inflation by confidantlake on Saturday December 18, 2021 @05:52PM (#29609418)
Sometimes it something like "I know you won't want to hear this" or "I suspect you won't like the answer". It is prefacing something like I know you don't want to hear this but I would rather be honest than lie about it.
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Re:Worker pay isn’t keeping up with inflation by mac01021 on Saturday December 18, 2021 @11:16AM (#29605617)
It's just an english idiom that doesn't mean much. It's like saying "If you are looking for an honest response, the answer is no."
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