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Re:Elon has decided not to join our board by tallytarik on Monday April 11, 2022 @01:20AM (#30984965)
That diff is a great lesson in Plain English. The version that looks ~50% longer provides no additional information.
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Re:Elon has decided not to join our board by smilespray on Monday April 11, 2022 @02:17AM (#30985303)
True for every language
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Re:Elon has decided not to join our board by ponco on Monday April 11, 2022 @03:25AM (#30985713)
I think their point is that less is more.
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Re:Elon has decided not to join our board by smilespray on Monday April 11, 2022 @05:53AM (#30986595)
It was meant as a supporting statement rather than a correction. I write copy in several languages, and trimming fat is key.
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