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		ars on Aug 14, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Haskell Is Exceptionally Unsafe When he says "Exceptionally" does he mean "very much" or "relating to exceptions"? Or is it a pun and he means both?

wtetzner on Aug 14, 2012 | [–]

I think he means "relating to exceptions", but it's meant to at first make you think "very much".

akldfgj on Aug 14, 2012 | | [–]

"relating to exceptions" provides the justification, and the other meaning is a pun, not an intellectually-defended usage.

nandemo on Aug 14, 2012 | [–]

The latter.

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