I’m entertaining the hypothesis that it’s perfectly serious. People are saying that there’s a wide variance in the typical discussion norms around home repair.
Experts are saying people dislike my suggestion because it doesn’t sound like it’s conveying the desired nuanced view, despite doing so quite effectively.
“People are saying …”
As in, “The plumber says it’s fixed, but people are saying it’s not.”
This also lends itself to loosely indicating probabilities with “Some people are saying …” or “Many people are saying ….”
...after two readings of this obviously awful recommendation I have come to believe that it is a joke.
I’m entertaining the hypothesis that it’s perfectly serious. People are saying that there’s a wide variance in the typical discussion norms around home repair.
Experts are saying people dislike my suggestion because it doesn’t sound like it’s conveying the desired nuanced view, despite doing so quite effectively.