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

4 points by kbrannigan 2y ago ↗ HN

I have come to realize we live in a world of euphemisms, of keeping appearances.

What are some things people say that usually mean something else?

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

prirun 2y ago ↗

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

stop50 2y ago ↗

Im fine - anything from im dying to aktualy fine

Why do we say fine then?

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

Just part of English

[deleted] 2y ago ↗

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pizza 2y ago ↗

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

dazc 2y ago ↗

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