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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
Some of us had no problem understanding coffeebean the first time. Perhaps the ones who had trouble understanding it, are the ones who should definitely move out of the way whenever they see a golf cart coming. Because they have difficulty comprehending things that are pretty clear to the rest of the people observing the exact same thing.
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Yes, OBB, exactly. I understood it from the beginning too and I don't even live there yet! It's about basic comprehension. We all write quickly in comment threads because that's the nature of these things - we aren't being paid to author an article for wide publication.
So, readers are supposed to understand that and pay closer attention to the INTENT of the comment writer rather than split hairs over exact wording. My honed instinct tells me there was plenty of sexism involved here too (incl by the OP) and that's why overblown assumptions got made. Yawn, some people still haven't recovered from Billie Jean King beating Bobby Riggs so, it plays out in these weird ways.
But, when misinterpretations begin, it's probably best for the writer getting jumped-on to go quickly back to editing/correcting their post for better clarity.
Btw, your comments on this thread have been solid.
