Optimist: The cup is half full.

Pessimist: The cup is half empty.

Copy editor: Nine pages ago it was described as a "mug"; do you intend the terms to be interchangeable or is this supposed to be a different drinking vessel?
Reposted from Esther Schindler
Optimist: The cup is half full.

Pessimist: The cup is half empty.

Engineer: The specification is wrong.

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