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Right Thing n.

That which is compellingly the correct or appropriate

thing to use, do, say, etc. Often capitalized, always emphasized

in speech as though capitalized. Use of this term often implies

that in fact reasonable people may disagree. "What's the right

thing for LISP to do when it sees (mod a 0)? Should

it return a, or give a divide-by-0 error?" Oppose

Wrong Thing.

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