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An an absolute monster!

Edit: non native speaker. I meant to say „what an absolute unit!“ to praise his skill. Be gentle to the ignorant please.

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In the spirit of gentleness, at HN comments which don't add substance to the conversation are discouraged. So in this case it's not just word choice that people are reacting to.

Which is ironic given that a GPT generated article made it to the top recently IIRC.

I'm glad hn isn't like /r/programmerhumor (i.e. if I argue a point I don't want to explain what a pointer is) but the delusions of grandeur are in equal parts tragic and hilarious sometimes.

I can imagine calling someone a monster in an approving tone, but it's harder to convey accurately in text.

Yeah, in arabic its said often in praise .. my surprise coming back to -5 .. had to google the right term quickly

It's actually correct in english, especially in sporting contexts. Like this guy is a BEAST, or that guy is a machine, or that guy is a monster opponent. But that is very tone dependent, so if you say it in the wrong tone or someone interprets it differently then it can be taken badly.

It is correct in Latin, as well, if it helps. Monstruum = that which is worthy of showing

'Monstrum', yes. It's the root of "demonstrate".

Oh wow

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