Say / Mean

Brittle vs fragile

Works today but breaks easily under small changes or edge cases.

“The migration script is brittle — one schema change and it fails silently.”

When “fragile” is right“Morale is fragile after the reorg, so let's deliver the headcount news in person.”

From Sat, Sep 26 2026 · Describing problems & tradeoffs precisely

Practice it out loud

Explain the difference between "ambiguous" and "vague" using a real ticket or spec you've seen. No "um," no restarting the sentence — if you stumble, pause silently instead.

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