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Thread #172874 Message #4206863
Posted By: Thompson
11-Aug-24 - 06:43 AM
Thread Name: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
A perfect example of the misuse of the word "may" when "might" is correct: Washington Post headline says
Oh? The man died, but then he was saved? Nope. When you read the story he died. He wasn't saved. The headline should read "Heat killed a sanitation worker. Pending safety rules might have saved him"