• Evkob (they/them)@lemmy.ca
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    23 hours ago

    My trick for this is to replace “I don’t know” with “not to my knowledge” or “not as far as I know”.

    Same sentiment, but much less pushback from others.

    • Orygin@sh.itjust.works
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      22 hours ago

      This is the way. “I don’t know” could imply you haven’t even thought about it, while “Not to my knowledge” implies you know but may be wrong.