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I wonder how you would translate this sentence instead ‘women are born with vaginas’... would you read that as ‘some women are born without penises’?
If we assume that "most" is the default, the statement "most women are born with vaginas", is still correct.
We could say that ALL women are born with vaginas, but both are still correct.
The statement "All women are always half a head shorter", on the other hand, would be incorrect.
which reads the same as ‘all women ARE a half head shorter than men’.
Are you certain that you aren't the exception in interpreting this statement this way? Or that you only pretend you would read this statement like this because you do not want to concede an argument?
Because anyone of reasonable mind would immediately be able to assume that it's a generalization and that it holds true - on average. Every fucking person would. And I think you know that.
I’ve given my reasons. Generalisations are weak, and contribute to unclear communication.
It’s the same as when people use literally, always and never et al incorrectly... it’s part of the dumbing down.
In my opinion, you have the ego problem. Worse, you are defending poor communication, when almost everyone would agree that clear, concise communication is far superior to vague and generalised communication, mmmmmkay?
What I know, is that you seem triggered by this, but that’s not my business!
It's not part of dumbing down, because it has always been the case that most sentences refer to "most" and that "most" is the assumed default.
Even in academic and medical texts.
When you think that not using the correct modifier is dumb or poor communication, then you made yourself guilty of poor communication by stating that all women are born with a vagina, when I could show that some some are born without due to a birth defect.
Poor communication skills on your side.
Are you offended by someone thinking differently than you? I really can’t understand why you are fighting so hard for poor use of language, it’s honestly pathetic how important it is for you to preserve mediocrity.
In the context of the original context, women infers womankind, all women.
What else loser?
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