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I regularly see the phrase "all Xs are Ys, but not all Ys are Xs" in teaching material. Even material for children! I have to re-read it every time. I very much prefer "Y is a more general category than X" or "X is a subset of Y". Do people find this phrasing helpful, or is it poor pedagogy?

"The phrase the Rust team members like to use is that they’re trying to make the best 90’s era programming language they can." Thoughtful comparison between Rust and Haskell. https://www.fpcomplete.com/blog/2018/11/haskell-and-rust

A wonderful phrase for when Twitter is inhibiting your ability to communicate clearly!