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Re:Skip the Tips: A game to select "No Tip" but dark pattern... by S3verin on Friday February 13, 2026 @02:38AM (#46999989)
Maybe non native speaker, here in germany we often say "technisch affin" which means proficient with technology
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Re:Skip the Tips: A game to select "No Tip" but dark pattern... by aleph_minus_one on Friday February 13, 2026 @03:34AM (#47000391)
> here in germany we often say "technisch affin" which means proficient with technology

As a native German speaker, I indeed fell for this false friend. :-(

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Re:Skip the Tips: A game to select "No Tip" but dark pattern... by umanwizard on Friday February 13, 2026 @02:51AM (#47000090)
I’m a native English speaker and I have only ever heard “affine” as a technical term in mathematics, e.g. an affine transformation of vector spaces. I would have had no idea what it means outside of math.

However, OP’s usage seems logical, so I wouldn’t be upset if it became popular!

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