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"meltdown" and "melt down" have different meanings in English. Skimming the title and seeing the words "melt down" is fairly clear about context. I found the ti
by tristanj 10y ago
"meltdown" and "melt down" have different meanings in English. Skimming the title and seeing the words "melt down" is fairly clear about context. I found the title fairly straightforward, the title isn't very surprising as newspapers like to make plays on words like this.
- NikolaNovak 10y agoNot native English speaker, but current title ("Molten salt reactor claims melt down under scrutiny") is fairly clear that claims melt down, not the reactor. Apologies if the title has been changed since initial comments. Otherwise, probably the case of "mentally read beginning and end of sentence" :). [and yes, journalists seem to have love of puns and 'puns' that others can only groan at... my favourite in IT is of course The Register, which can raise a stink in the room just by listing the headlines;-]
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- tristanj 10y agoCorrect, we both interpret the title the same way as there's only one proper interpretation of the title. It's not unusual for writers to make punny titles like this.