Reply #61: I said it was an assumption after you pointed it out [View All]

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But I maintain it is a reasonable assumption. Hyperbole works for demonstration, in any case. Did I assume that people would be embarrassed if someone like a coworker said "My honey took the car in" rather than "My wife." Yes. And it is a reasonable assumption, or at least one that comports with experience. Is it absolute. No. Some people wouldn't bat an eye. I'd still maintain that most people would find it strange. there is nothing wrong with assumptions per se, if they are reasonable or probable.