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		throwqwerty on March 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How to self-study physics? >To me that’s just a subjective list the author likes. but the prompt isn't "list some books you like" but "how should I learn" so there's obviously intent in picking those books.

hriir0 on March 27, 2020 [–]

“Likes for learning” is not an unreasonable acquiescence for the reader to consider.

English is a terrible language and taking how we use it so literally is as bad as the language itself.

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