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Why is the word “even” in the headline? What does that “even” mean?
by broooder 6y ago
Why is the word “even” in the headline? What does that “even” mean?
- jackvalentine 6y agoIt's used to emphasize the limit that would be suprising to most people. "He can't even throw a ball one metre!"
- chiph 6y agoMeans that it's somewhat surprising. A regular person would likely consider looking at a lock screen to be no big deal. In this case however, the word "Skeezy" displayed on the lock screen was apparently a link that connected the owner to what was being investigated, and so material to the case.
- thaumasiotes 6y agoWhile it is related to common uses of the word "even", the construction would usually be thought of as "not even", a single unit in two words. Other languages express "even" and "not even" differently from each other.
- choward 6y agoI get your point but I'm guessing it's based on assumed context. The headline is implying they assume that everyone just assumes the FBI can do whatever they want to with your phone. But it turns out they can't even look at the unlock screen.