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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That feels much more formal to me. Definitely not incorrect, but not how I’d explain it casually to someone.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

devoid of context, your phrasing might be fine. in this context, precision is important for us to focus on the actual issue.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I don’t really think “milk customized for a calf” makes much of a difference for the point OP was making. Sorry, if this was kind of a waste of time, I just love that milk changes composition based on the baby’s situation and then got really interested in the linguistic limits of “design.”