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Anyway I guess it is done but

I'm leaning more toward it being an insult to tell someone that they did their best (and still failed)

Easy

Sorry, I was curious.

What are you talking about miso

tfw you get @'d but you miss it

I took a test once saying I was Gryffindor

Must be true

lol, telling someone that they did their best when they failed. Is it a compliment or an insult? @DrWittMDPhD

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Yeah but what is that talking about

Depends on what is true

If I did my best and failed, it is comforting

Who said someone tried their best

but if the best you could do is fail that isn't comforting at all

It needs context

If I fight someone and die, but I gave it my all, then I'm satisfied as much as I can be

If I died and didn't try, it's worse

either result is the same though

No, it isn't

By that logic we should all die now

Because we will eventually

it just seems that when say this phrase it comes off as an insult

I get your point yeah

Better not to say it

Be back in a few minutes

just thinking offhand how often phrases are used, but the meaning behind them doesn't quite seem to match the intent

Oh I see now what you lads are talking about. When you first asked about the phrase, I thought you were insulting someone for a bad insult.

But yeah it depends absolutely on the context

overall seems a case of lowered expectations to justify failing to me, an insult. Me failing at something isn't doing my best.... it's proof I need to do better

Uh not necessarily. If you were tasked with shooting 500 free throws in 20 seconds I'd say the phrase is appropriate

ive been wondering, what is it with americans and the fear of words?

AHHH

Shit you scared me

With all those words

The way "nigger" is treated you might think the black slaves back in the day were like "yeah, its fine as it is if they just could stop calling us niggers everything would be fine"

as an example

I don't think people in Europe like the word nigger much either

what is it with europeans and canadians fear of words as well? you know, the countries that arrest you for 'mean' words online? @Redneo