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krath94 on July 12, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Students Are Better Off Without a Laptop in the Cl...

Please don't tell someone what words they are allowed to use in what contexts.

bllguo on July 12, 2017 [–]

1. "Please don't" is hardly offensive or authoritative. 2. If you disagree, you were laughably hypocritical in your post.

thomastjeffery on July 13, 2017 | [–]

Please don't define what phrases are "offensive" or "authoritative" in a conversation, especially after those phrases have been used. Context will have already defined them for you.

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