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The comment was accurate, but the parenthetical came off as arrogant and condescending so that's how I responded.

Nothing posted here is necessary. Doesn't change the fact that nobody actually involved with helicopters calls them copters.

Some friendly feedback right back at you! :)



I'll just finish with this rule from the Recurse Center User's Manual[1] that I think applies very well to this situation:

> No well-actually's

> A well-actually happens when someone says something that's almost - but not entirely - correct, and you say, "well, actually…" and then give a minor correction. This is especially annoying when the correction has no bearing on the actual conversation. This doesn't mean the Recurse Center isn't about truth-seeking or that we don't care about being precise. Almost all well-actually's in our experience are about grandstanding, not truth-seeking. (Thanks to Miguel de Icaza for originally coining the term "well-actually.")

Direct link: https://www.recurse.com/manual#no-well-actuallys

[1] https://www.recurse.com/manual


Why not follow your own advice?




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