# Ambiguous replies

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/ambiguous-replies/104606
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 19, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ambiguous-replies/104606 "2018-12-19T01:04:54Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ambiguous-replies/104606/2 "2018-12-19T01:26:41Z")

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