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35.78And half-diminished chords upgrade too

Earlier:

m7♭5 = iiø of minor.

Now:

m7♭5 often suggests minor-cadence behavior, but context determines whether that implication is fulfilled.

Pattern recognition remains useful.

It just stops being dogma.