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Mm.

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I mean, if you normally punch with your thumb up instead of to the side, yeah.

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So we know what post is being responded to and in case we forgot what was being responded to. Mentions are annoying as fuck. 
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It should apply either way. Even if you punch in an arc, it will still hit you as if you had stabbed directly unless you happen to get a perfect distance or if you rotate your wrist when it makes contact.