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		robertlagrant on May 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I got tired of hearing that YC fired Sam, so here'... You're overanalysing something that wasn't the actual word used, and is an accurate word. We might all be a bit used to hyperbole, but the lack of it doesn't imply anything. Stop reading into it.

tasuki on May 30, 2024 [–]

Indeed, and consider that pg is British. Not all nations share the American need for hyperbole. Some even look down on it.

If my boss told me he was "fine with me staying at my job", I'd take it to mean that they were fine with me staying at my job.

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