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I do occasionally find myself wanting to use the phrase "you're absolutely right", especially in technical discussions. I've started avoiding it though. I worry it'd make me sound like I'm just automating my comments.

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