# How did salty replace bitter as an adjective for personality?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 18, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-salty-replace-bitter-as-an-adjective-for-personality/1022228 "2025-08-18T18:19:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-salty-replace-bitter-as-an-adjective-for-personality/1022228/56 "2025-08-19T14:27:10Z")

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> [@FlikTheBlue](#):
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> I forgot about that

You’re not the only one. There’s a **[thread here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-forums-identify-similar-ops-and-did-quoting-change/1022217)** about starting a thread and being informed that this is the second time the user has started the exact same thread, followed by wondering why the software doesn’t do a better job warning them they’re repeating themselves.

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