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The architecture of “not bad”: Decoding the Chinese source code of the void

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104 points Suggger | 3 comments | 11 Dec 25 14:21 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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kimixa ◴[11 Dec 25 21:23 UTC] No.46237348[source]▶
As a Brit, I'm not quite sure this article is right in it's declaration it's a universal "English" thing and not more "American English".
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tomww ◴[11 Dec 25 21:28 UTC] No.46237401[source]▶
Yep, "not bad" is very very common here - definitely more so than "decent".
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1. sph ◴[11 Dec 25 22:13 UTC] No.46237977[source]▶
"How are you?" "Not too bad" always makes me smile. Such a British answer.
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2. kimixa ◴[11 Dec 25 23:52 UTC] No.46239041[source]▶
"Can't complain"
3. theresistor ◴[12 Dec 25 00:00 UTC] No.46239133[source]▶
I say and hear it all the time in the US...