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> We have about five deaths — less than five deaths — that we know of that are related to obvious other causes. That's a strange phrasing. Less than five? D
by catalogia 6y ago
> We have about five deaths — less than five deaths — that we know of that are related to obvious other causes.
That's a strange phrasing. Less than five? Did they forget the word "four"? Or is it three, two, or one? Why beat around the bush if they have a number?
I get it for bigger numbers, if somebody refers to 997 of something as "about a thousand, less than a thousand", I get that. "nine hundred ninety seven" is a mouthful. But "about five, less than five"? Give me a break.
- nrmitchi 6y agoThat section of the article is a quote of someone speaking. It could have been phrased more accurately, but reading that sentence as a quote of someone speaking it just sounds like they did not quite remember the exact number when they were asked the question, and their word-for-word response was written down.