• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I think at least fivethirtyeight predicted a tossup heavily favoring HRC, who did actually win the popular vote.

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          23 hours ago

          Ah, thank you very much. You know, we all know US-ians love their appreviations, but without the right context they are just confusing.

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            21 hours ago

            I just figured it would be obvious in the context of “person who won the 2016 US presidential popular vote” mb.

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              5 hours ago

              Somehow it is annoying for a lot people when appreviations are used and people expect to know the context.

              Would you know the Context when I talk about FJS buying tanks that not even the manufacturer liked, or the planes that became known as “the widow maker”

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                  5 hours ago

                  No, because we’re used to get full names… I didn’t even know Hillary Clinton has a middle name. In german media she’s always just Hillary Clinton.

                  And I think this is some US defaultism the world shakes it’s head over.