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minus-squareTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·edit-22 months ago don’t say “very accurate”; say “exact” First line of this infographic is already deeply misleading. It’s the equivalent of: don’t say “very good”; say “perfect” It’s overly superlative compared to what it’s trying to replace. “Exact” is inherently “very accurate”, but “very accurate” is not inherently “exact”.
First line of this infographic is already deeply misleading. It’s the equivalent of:
It’s overly superlative compared to what it’s trying to replace. “Exact” is inherently “very accurate”, but “very accurate” is not inherently “exact”.