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Only in your incredibly contrived interpretation of the english language. "Former" would be better here but there is still not any significant ambiguity as to w

by MiroF 6y ago

Only in your incredibly contrived interpretation of the english language. "Former" would be better here but there is still not any significant ambiguity as to what is meant.

philipov 6y ago
It's clear what they meant to say, but that doesn't make it correct. Just because someone can understand me when I'm speaking broken Russian doesn't mean my grammar is suddenly good.
- MiroF 6y ago
  If it's clear what you're saying, then it is okay to say it. Nobody said anything about formal correctness until now.
  - philipov 6y ago
    Newspaper headlines ought to be formally correct.