Comment Comment by mustafa0x It was the point drcode was making (which FuzzyDunlop misunderstood):> The only real danger is for bozos who use the same password for HN as they do for their citibank account---Excuse my pedantry, but I'd advise against saying "That isn't the point.", for it conflicts with a well known writing technique: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show,_don%27t_tellIf you insist on doing so, consider a more polite alternative. E.g. "it's seems you've missed the point", "perhaps you've misunderstood", "I feel that so-and-so was saying something else". parent mustafa0x 14 years ago
> The only real danger is for bozos who use the same password for HN as they do for their citibank account
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Excuse my pedantry, but I'd advise against saying "That isn't the point.", for it conflicts with a well known writing technique: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show,_don%27t_tell
If you insist on doing so, consider a more polite alternative. E.g. "it's seems you've missed the point", "perhaps you've misunderstood", "I feel that so-and-so was saying something else".