It strains my credulity a bit that the only single thing you’re actually taking issue with is their use of “tells” rather than “hints/insinuates/nudges”. That single word is not making any difference to the impact of the original OR critique articles, as it is, in all colloquial use, a synonym.
That user you’re replying to really seems to struggle with thinking through ideas. They’re probably the type that would have fallen for Southern Strategy.
It strains my credulity a bit that the only single thing you’re actually taking issue with is their use of “tells” rather than “hints/insinuates/nudges”. That single word is not making any difference to the impact of the original OR critique articles, as it is, in all colloquial use, a synonym.
That user you’re replying to really seems to struggle with thinking through ideas. They’re probably the type that would have fallen for Southern Strategy.