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The title suggests that it's the bomb-hunters that are unexploded. The title should refer to unexploded-bomb hunters; that is, the unexploded refers to bombs,
by rdtennent 4y ago
The title suggests that it's the bomb-hunters that are unexploded. The title should refer to unexploded-bomb hunters; that is, the unexploded refers to bombs, not hunters.
- smegsicle 4y agothe use of an en-dash rather than a regular hyphen implies that these unexploded hunters are in particular looking for unexploded bombs see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En-dash#Attributive_compounds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En-dash#Attributive_compounds
- goatcode 4y agoBless you for being a rare person who understands the semantics of such things. For too long passenger carrying airplanes has struggled under such a weight.
- globalise83 4y agoThe bomb-hunters that the author tags along with are, so far, unexploded. Both meanings work nicely in this context.
- pnemonic 4y agoObligatory https://xkcd.com/37/ https://xkcd.com/37/
- Arrath 4y ago> The title suggests that it's the bomb-hunters that are unexploded. They're the good bomb-hunters, then.
- goatcode 4y agoI'd imagine tagging along with the exploded ones to be either dull or impossible.
- rtchau 4y agoI came here to say this. I'll make do by seconding this motion. I suppose tagging along with an exploded bomb-hunter is generally only applicable in the past tense.