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zemyesterday at 8:36 PM1 replyview on HN

> But please withhold you woe

as a side note, "woe betide you" roughly means "you're in for a very bad time", not "I feel sorry for you".


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LoganDarkyesterday at 8:45 PM

"Woe" is also sometimes used to tell someone to just suck it up and deal with it. In those cases it is a way to make fun of someone for being too sensitive or complaining too much.

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