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>>It does not meet basic journalistic standards. >what does this even mean exactly in this day and age From the fine article: >Scores of dealers, nearly all

>>It does not meet basic journalistic standards. >what does this even mean exactly in this day and age From the fine article: >Scores of dealers, nearly all young males from Mexico and Central America, openly sell narcotics. Score means 20. Scores to me mean at least 40 (more than one score). Is the writer implying that there are at least 40 drug dealers in a tiny dead-end street [0]? [0]: https://goo.gl/maps/4NbqnwHibWyM9KLDA https://goo.gl/maps/4NbqnwHibWyM9KLDA

josephcsible 5y ago
My reading of the article is that there are "scores of dealers" in the entire Tenderloin, not just on that one street.
adamrezich 5y ago
that's like arguing about the proper use of the word "decimate." but I don't think the above commenter was referring to this article, they were either referring to some other article about CRT or about the publication as a whole
eyivghh 5y ago
“Scores” is also used as a rhetorical device to mean “too many” (in fact, I doubt more than 10% of people can define “score” as 20). “Few”, meaning “more than a couple” often implies that there isnt enough of something to matter. Id say that -given that turf violence is a thing - even a couple (two), of competing drug dealers are too many in “tiny dead-end street”. Human minds are not compilers, we’re capable of nuance. Being as pedantic as when you're programming is counter productive in human conversation.
- abalone 5y ago
  So “scores” means two now. Cool.
eyivghh 5y ago
Sorry, is that GM link supposed to be “tenderloin”? Im not from SF, so I dont know
- adamrezich 5y ago
  the commenter you're replying to is arguing that the article is referring to a single street instead of the larger tenderloin area, because racism/xenophobia has caused them to irrationally believe that a single street has "scores" of drug dealers, as opposed to the entire Tenderloin area, which makes much more sense.

josephcsible 5y ago

My reading of the article is that there are "scores of dealers" in the entire Tenderloin, not just on that one street.

adamrezich 5y ago

that's like arguing about the proper use of the word "decimate." but I don't think the above commenter was referring to this article, they were either referring to some other article about CRT or about the publication as a whole

eyivghh 5y ago

“Scores” is also used as a rhetorical device to mean “too many” (in fact, I doubt more than 10% of people can define “score” as 20). “Few”, meaning “more than a couple” often implies that there isnt enough of something to matter. Id say that -given that turf violence is a thing - even a couple (two), of competing drug dealers are too many in “tiny dead-end street”. Human minds are not compilers, we’re capable of nuance. Being as pedantic as when you're programming is counter productive in human conversation.

abalone 5y ago
So “scores” means two now. Cool.

eyivghh 5y ago

Sorry, is that GM link supposed to be “tenderloin”? Im not from SF, so I dont know

adamrezich 5y ago
the commenter you're replying to is arguing that the article is referring to a single street instead of the larger tenderloin area, because racism/xenophobia has caused them to irrationally believe that a single street has "scores" of drug dealers, as opposed to the entire Tenderloin area, which makes much more sense.