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>It seems like you're taking an absolutist position towards absolutists.

Nope, parent said they "tend to" and "of course there are exceptions".



The definition of "tend to" is regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic, which is why I said "it seems like..." instead of "you are".

Anyway, it was kind of tongue in cheek and the main bit of my comment is the set of questions about how these conversational cues actually work.


I understood you were trying to be wry, but you were still incorrect. OP avoided absolute terms in their statement.

The example of “I broke all the eggs” is best used to describe when they all broke and had to be thrown away. I think it’s harder to understand than “I broke most of the eggs.” Etc etc

If it’s any consolation, I thought your expansion of the comment was interesting and your curiosity helps me better understand the overall thread.




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