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You're not responding to anything I said, but rather you're strawmanning me to make a point you've been waiting for an excuse to make.

You might also consider using the return key to break up your text a little better. You'd be less likely to be perceived as a colleague of the unabomber. (Edit: they fixed it)

You don't need to be an arbiter of language to find out what is and isn't a word. Damascean isn't a word. The word is Damascene. The phrase is Damascene conversion. Using the unword Damascean only harms the form and function of the prose.



Oh boy, so now it's a spelling comment. Even better.




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