Ask HN: What people say vs. what people mean, in life, at work

stop502y ago· 4 in thread

Im fine - anything from im dying to aktualy fine

Why do we say fine then?

Just part of English

We don’t want to answer any more of your questions.

pizza2y ago

Probably optimizing for replying in a way so as to minimize near-term energy expenditure.

dazc2y ago· 1 in thread

Come and work for us, we are a small friendly team... Which explains why people keep leaving?

An award winning agency... we spend a lot on advertising.

We are passionate about... nothing!

Wow I finally made the connected the dots regarding "award winning". I always wondered, why is that the focus instead of the actual product

kbranniganOP2y ago· 1 in thread

"I have multiple streams of income" usually means: "I have to work two jobs to keep up my fancy lifestyle"

Or "My pay is so lousy I have to work multiple jobs to survive"

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