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I've never actually heard the term "mom" or "grandma" used in that case. Why not just "non-technical user," "less savvy user," "our average user," etc? I don't understand the point of bringing up the specific example.



People do it because it's shorter and more colorful. Count the syllables in your suggestions.




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