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[โ€“] doctortofu@reddthat.com 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Is there really no other word apart from SLAM that those "journalists" (or perhaps AI bots) are taught to use? Just one other goddamned word? I'm so tired of everyone and their mother slamming everyone else all the time...

[โ€“] drwho 1 points 1 month ago

Not one that editors will let through, no. Remember, most news articles are written for a roughly sixth grade reading level.

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