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		Ylpertnodi on Sept 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft blames outage on small staff, automation... Agree with all, but 'small staff' does sound odd. I wonder if it's because of the alliteration. A 'great group' can also be confusing.

_a_a_a_ on Sept 5, 2023 [–]

Agreed about sounding odd but "a small staff" sounds fine to me. I think the missing 'a' is what weirdifies it.

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