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jrflowerstoday at 4:54 AM1 replyview on HN

That’s not how words work. This sentence

> I ignore the law every day when I jaywalk.

Means the exact same thing as “I intentionally break jaywalking laws every day”. They are equivalent sentences.


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borskitoday at 4:57 AM

I agreed with you; that is why I said I wasn’t being careful with my language.

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