Confusing headlines and other trips down the garden path
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Halo running over for Jolyon Palmer, while the extra tyres are handed back by the entire field.
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But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!
But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!
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I must spatula this asphalt, but not likely to hammer the cloud capital.Salmoneus wrote:Halo running over for Jolyon Palmer, while the extra tyres are handed back by the entire field.
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I was searching for something and found this listed under "In the news":
Trump tweets praise for protesters calling them 'unfair'
Then I clicked on the title and found that the actual article's title was:
Trump tweets praise for protesters hours after calling them 'very unfair'
Trump tweets praise for protesters calling them 'unfair'
Then I clicked on the title and found that the actual article's title was:
Trump tweets praise for protesters hours after calling them 'very unfair'
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"The Wall Street Journal stated that the Edison blood-testing device by Theranos might provide inaccurate results in October 2015." (Wikipedia)
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Already fixed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes "The Wall Street Journal stated in October 2015 that the Edison blood-testing device by Theranos might provide inaccurate results.[25]"
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I know; I fixed it.
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Yeah, I should've checked the history.
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http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2016 ... r-ancestor: "Late in life, single mother of three, Kuku Yalandji, Woopaburra woman, Leona McGrath, made a life-transforming decision. " I needed either general knowledge or a rereading to realise that 'Kuku Yalandji' is not her name.
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If we don't study the mistakes of the future we're doomed to repeat them for the first time.
If we don't study the mistakes of the future we're doomed to repeat them for the first time.
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BBC advertising an interview with "Author Paul Beatty and winner of the Man Booker Prize on Donald Trump".
I didn't know the Booker had added that category.
I didn't know the Booker had added that category.
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But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!
But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!
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Plea over towel vicarage baby wrapped in
(BBC)
(BBC)
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But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!
But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!
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Ah, now we know why he seems so much crazier now than he did years ago - his intelligence is leaking!
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I got this one on the first try, it's to be parsed like this: Trump's IQ (leaked) shocks the nation
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Supernatural Vet Visits Timeless, Bigger Fuller House and More
The headline on the actual website (as opposed to the preview) is a bit less confusing, as Supernatural and Fuller House are italicised to show that these refer to the names of television programmes.
The headline on the actual website (as opposed to the preview) is a bit less confusing, as Supernatural and Fuller House are italicised to show that these refer to the names of television programmes.
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From the Guardian: "Decline of the Dentist's Drill? Drug helps rotten teeth regenerate, trial shows."
I got confused on the "rotten teeth", reading "rotten" as a verb than as an adjective.
I got confused on the "rotten teeth", reading "rotten" as a verb than as an adjective.
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Police Taser race group
founder in face
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But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!
But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!
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Wall Street off day's best levels after Trump inaugural speech (Reuters)
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House Votes To Overturn Obama Rule Restricting Gun Sales To the Severely Mentally Ill (NPR)
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Not really a garden path, but had to share. The BBC shared Zayn Malik's views on the important issue of the day:
"this is y'all woke palestine queen? Gigi out here mocking Asian people. i would say she's cancelled but she never started. rat"
This apparently translates to "of course she's not racist against the Chinese, I'm of South Asian descent and she lets me have sex with her so obviously she's not mocking anybody, she was just doing the slitty eyes and the silly voice for Reasons." But I must admit some of the syntax of the original eludes me.
"this is y'all woke palestine queen? Gigi out here mocking Asian people. i would say she's cancelled but she never started. rat"
This apparently translates to "of course she's not racist against the Chinese, I'm of South Asian descent and she lets me have sex with her so obviously she's not mocking anybody, she was just doing the slitty eyes and the silly voice for Reasons." But I must admit some of the syntax of the original eludes me.
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But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!
But the river tripped on her by and by, lapping
as though her heart was brook: Why, why, why! Weh, O weh
I'se so silly to be flowing but I no canna stay!
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What? Does this mean stuff? Huh?"this is y'all woke palestine queen? Gigi out here mocking Asian people. i would say she's cancelled but she never started. rat"
This is basically the old "one of my best friends is an X" defense.
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English might be evolving a little too fast for us non-native speakers to catch up.
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English is the language I'm best at (not native, but I lost fluency and am not even literate in my native language, ) and I'm confuzzled.
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Well, that's sensible. The mentally stable aren't going to buy guns anyway, but it may be an incentive for the ill to get diagnosed.linguoboy wrote:House Votes To Overturn Obama Rule Restricting Gun Sales To the Severely Mentally Ill (NPR)
The conlanger formerly known as “the conlanger formerly known as Pole, the”.
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Not necessarily true. A lot of people without mental problems buy guns without any reason.Pole, the wrote:mentally stable aren't going to buy guns anyway
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