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Originally Posted by Rev. Bob
What's the difference between "limited" and "very limited," anyway? I thought limits were binary conditions - either it's limited or it isn't limited. It's kind of like promoting something as a "limited edition." Every edition is limited! It may be limited to a few billion, but that's still a limit!
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I feel the same about the use of the word "fraction". "It's being sold at a mere fraction of the price!" Well 99/100 is a fraction. So is 105/100. So saying something's a fraction does *not* mean it's a bargain.