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a_drive t1_j1v350v wrote

Reply to comment by words_of_j in TIL Winston Churchill opposed the American use of napalm during the Korean war but still allowed Americans to publish claims of British support for American napalm attacks. by jamescookenotthatone

I think the implication is he allowed them to publish these things without opposition

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words_of_j t1_j1v3qz2 wrote

Implication…. I’m sure you are right, but language matters. Anytime I have to make an assumption about what someone was trying to say or meaning to say, that’s writing primed to create misunderstanding. And I’m in a grumpy mood so I vented my pet peeve. In actual conversation we get a lot of other cues and can ask for clarification. In written words…. That is all absent.

My comment was certainly an overreaction, as judged by me on a day I’m feeling better. But today…. Well that title just hit me hard.

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