He says the line aloud in a no-exclamation-mark tone. “Oh true, that’s a bit grim. My other question is whether you considered adding the word ‘just,’ as in ‘Really, you can just go!’” “We did,” I say, gesturing toward Megan, my counterpart for visual design. “But those four extra characters don’t add much impact, and if anything I worry that they sound a bit impatient.” All true, but I’m willing to capitulate on the “just” if there’s much pushback.
