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minus-squareTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 month 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”.
minus-squareNikls94@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month ago0.01 mm off is very accurate. 0.0 mm off is exact.
minus-squareArtyom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoBut ChatGPT helped me write this graphic in only 30 minutes, and it’s exact.
minus-squareTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 month agoYeah, I retract my comment. The SVG cat with the Peter Griffin ballsack chin told me it’s fine.
minus-squarewhereisk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month ago“Amiable” is not “very friendly” - complete nonsense.
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”.
0.01 mm off is very accurate.
0.0 mm off is exact.
Very true.
But ChatGPT helped me write this graphic in only 30 minutes, and it’s exact.
Yeah, I retract my comment. The SVG cat with the Peter Griffin ballsack chin told me it’s fine.
“Amiable” is not “very friendly” - complete nonsense.