IF A THING BRINGS UP A QUESTION YOU CAN JUST SAY IT "RAISES THE QUESTION" YOU DON'T HAVE TO FAIL AT PRETENSION https://twitter.com/datawench/status/855021235125841920 …
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Replying to @chaosprime
@datawench I bet many learned via others who use it in that way, like people saying "steep learning curve" meaning "difficult".1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
whereas we very educated people realize that "steep learning curve" ACTUALLY means "learning very rapidly".
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(this blew my god damned mind when I learned it. EVERYTHING IS WRONG)
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Replying to @XaiaX @datawench
yeah, it honestly made me like 80% less willing to even mention a learning curve as a concept
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Replying to @chaosprime @datawench
I cheat and say "slow" or "rapid" because, in my deepest, most secret heart, I am the world's worst/best pedant.
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since i'd mostly only mention it in context of Dwarf Fortress or http://lostsouls.org i mostly go with "brutal"
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