Here we go again…

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    1 year ago

    Is it me or the headline is worded strangely?

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      1 year ago

      I think it might be the word “named” instead of “identified.” That and the two “as” appositive phrases prepositional phrases in a row.

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        1 year ago

        Right, it makes sense to me now. The double “as” was definitely confusing, but “identified” instead of “named” immediately made the sentence clear. Thanks.

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      1 year ago

      It’s only weird when you don’t know anybody called “US army reservist” but it’s a fairly common name around here

      -US Coast Guard war criminal

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      1 year ago

      yeah its very weird

      “as the death toll reaches 22 people, the suspect was found out to be a US army reservist”

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        1 year ago

        They probably want to front load the headline with the most salient development, namely the identity of the shooter.

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        1 year ago

        I was actually refering to the headline in the picture but yeah this is an interesting piece of information too, I know the post’s title was sarcastic but didn’t know it was such a thoughtful joke haha