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runarberg • today at 1:34 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

I am not a native speaker but in my experience it is an accurate use of the word “forced”.

English speakers generally use this word in a very broad sense “and now Netflix is forcing ads on paying users”, “because there was no sink, I was forced to drink the whole thing”. It is only when you are literally describing a crime where this word has this strict meaning you are alluding to.


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wilg • today at 1:39 AM

Those are perfect examples because those are also hyperbolic and unserious uses of the word “forced”.

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