• sanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    That’s how I interpreted it. There are many ways to write that which completely avoid confusion, but they chose the only way that allows that confusion.

    • davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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      8 months ago

      I mean, the core of the sentence—if it were normal English and not newspaper headline English—is “judge sent envelope.” Their copy editor can and should do better.