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When I saw your title, I read, "People waiting in line for the iPad could not say how they would use the tablet computer" is very different from "many people wa
by rauljara 17y ago
When I saw your title, I read, "People waiting in line for the iPad could not say how they would use the tablet computer" is very different from "many people waiting in line". One implies there were many people who did know what they would use the iPad for (in fact, it implies most people knew what they would use the iPad for, as many < most). The other gives no sense whatsoever of how many people don't know, and could just as easily be two guys or 90% of the people there. It is also very easily misread as "The people waiting in line...", implying all, or almost all. The title you chose also implies that that paragraph is the emphasis of the story, which it isn't. The emphasis is on the enthusiasm of the people. I don't think you meant to misrepresent the article, but I do think you inadvertently did. Even minor changes in titles can change their meaning drastically. The simple thing to do is not change them.