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apparentyesterday at 4:11 PM1 replyview on HN

Two is years. Some people would even say that 1.5 is "years". I go back and forth on this. Is it correct to say that something costs "thousands of dollars" if it costs $1,800? If it costs $2,000, IMO it's clear.


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jbstackyesterday at 4:24 PM

Something can be technically true while still being misleading. In fact arguably that's what the word misleading means (as opposed to false).

I think most people, when told that something will last for "years", would be quite surprised to learn that it will fail after 2 years.

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