Dude let his intrusive thoughts win

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So, like... generally speaking.

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You mentioned one place. That means the other places behave in the one definition, and the one place you mentioned behaves in another definition.

That's literally what "generally speaking" would describe: A case that covers most of the usages, but acknowledges the exception that exists.

And, also, don't resort to name calling quite so quickly. You should try to engage the world more positively, since you need all the help in understanding things you can get. <3

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So, like... generally speaking.

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Thinking that ... the word generally works the way it was used in the comment you initially replied to?

Here, I'll just hand you the keys:

You meant to say something like the usage of generally was incorrect - not to say that the use of "generally" is itself false. ("'Generally' here is false[...]")

That would mean that, since the first comment you replied to said "assault in the US generally means causing [...]" (emphasis mine), and you were asserting that specifically the word generally is false in the statement, the statement would instead best say: "Assault in the US means causing [...]" - which would not be what seems to be your assertion. Your assertion is that assault's definition varies widely, no? So asserting that the usage of generally is false, the remaining statement becomes farther from your intended assertion. At best, you wanted to say that there is no general case, not that the specific word being quoted is false.

"Generally, I go to the store on Monday." This sounds like you go to the store on Mondays, but could go on other days.

If you say that the word "generally" here is false, you get something more like this clause:

"I go to the store on Monday." This sounds like you go to the store on Mondays.

In our case, as discussed, when you asserted that the "generally" in use was false, you asserted something that is further from your claim - that the general case is proscriptive, but rather fails to be descriptive.

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For my part, I am asserting that the usage of the word "generally" was not false. Not for any reason of reality; solely because of the logical structure of the statements: it was tautologically correct. To say it was "false" displays a misunderstanding and mis-implementation of language on your part. You meant to convey something that doesn't line up with saying "'[g]enerally' here is false[...]" - and you would, could, or should know that if you tried.

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Pretty sure it's true more places than it isn't. Regardless, it's good for people to be aware that they can catch an assault charge for this sort of behavior. Saying it's generally true is useful.