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Re:Show HN: Get discreet job interviews with your LinkedIn c... by slig on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @10:53AM (#6327945)
Best not to truncate "they are" in this instance.

Could you share why not? Is this just "feels better that way"?

English is my second language and maybe I should read more.

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Re:Show HN: Get discreet job interviews with your LinkedIn c... by Peroni on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @10:58AM (#6327981)
The emphasis in this particular sentence is on the word "they". Truncating it to "they're" removes that emphasis.
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Re:Show HN: Get discreet job interviews with your LinkedIn c... by slig on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @11:02AM (#6328010)
Oh, now I see. Thanks!
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