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Re:Always paste without formatting on macOS by Wowfunhappy on Saturday November 04, 2023 @06:36PM (#38145927)
> A sentence with italics or any other emphasis should read exactly the same without that emphasis.

But it doesn't, that's the thing! The word you italicize can alter the meaning of a sentence. For instance:

> I didn't steal Sally's necklace!

> I didn't steal Sally's necklace!

> I didn't steal Sally's necklace!

Re:Always paste without formatting on macOS by nnf on Sunday November 05, 2023 @12:36AM (#38148269)
One of my favorites:

I didn’t say I took the money.

I didn’t say I took the money.

I didn’t say I took the money.

I didn’t say I took the money.

I didn’t say I took the money.

I didn’t say I took the money.

Re:Always paste without formatting on macOS by Wowfunhappy on Sunday November 05, 2023 @07:28AM (#38150556)
LOL, where is this from? This is almost[1] word-for-word what popped up last night when I asked ChatGPT for a sentence "that will have a different meaning depending on which word is italicized." I knew italics could alter meaning, but I couldn't think of a good example off the top of my head.

I liked ChatGPT's example, but I thought it was a bit too subtle, so I changed it to the sentence I used in the GP. I didn't realize ChatGPT's example was plagiarized.

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1: ChatGPT wrote "I didn't say I took her money."

Re:Always paste without formatting on macOS by Wowfunhappy on Sunday November 05, 2023 @01:11PM (#38153793)
As of this writing my parent comment is downvoted, so maybe the difference between the three sentences is less obvious than I thought. While all three sentences assert that I didn't steal Sally's necklace:

• The first version implies that I acquired Sally's necklace via other means.

• The second version implies that I stole someone else's necklace.

• The last version implies that I stole something else from Sally.