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0 pointsthrowawaygh4y ago0 comments

Nah. The "but" differentiates a positive trait from a neutral trait, and the parenthetical phrase clarifies that the neutral trait isn't necessarily bad.

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zepto4y ago

Yes. The fact that you have to qualify that the ‘neutral’ trait isn’t ‘necessarily’ bad implies that you think people might think it was bad.

You wouldn’t need to qualify it otherwise.

jjk1664y ago

People might think anything is bad.

zepto4y ago

Yes, which is why we only qualify it when we are implying it is a possibility.

Your comment doesn’t make you look stupid or casually dismissive.

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zepto4y ago

Yes. The fact that you have to qualify that the ‘neutral’ trait isn’t ‘necessarily’ bad implies that you think people might think it was bad.

You wouldn’t need to qualify it otherwise.

jjk1664y ago

People might think anything is bad.

zepto4y ago

Yes, which is why we only qualify it when we are implying it is a possibility.

Your comment doesn’t make you look stupid or casually dismissive.

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