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From: R. Nachmani
Subject: Modifier semantics
Date: 17 Nisan 5781
Devorah identifies the distinction precisely.
? is epistemic. The author does not know their own position. They are questioning.
~ is practical. The author knows exactly what they are doing. It is simply not rigorous. They keep kosher-ish. They know what that means for them.
A person who writes K? is uncertain. A person who writes K~ is certain about their uncertainty.
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