There's a phrase some folks use in the editing and/or peer review biz to telegraph "mostly unimportant, possibly arbitrary changes in diction": "Happy-to-glad." As in, "I had only minor edits, happy-to-glad and stuff like that." But whenever I hear someone use the phrase, my brain invariable says, "Yes, I'd be happy to glad you." Because hormones, I guess.
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