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Don't get too dizzy from all that spinning around. So do you really believe everyone in Canada read that and thought "Oh, they're using the word in a figurativ
by UIUC_06 4y ago
Don't get too dizzy from all that spinning around.
So do you really believe everyone in Canada read that and thought "Oh, they're using the word in a figurative sense! Never mind."
If something is, by definition, in the earth and a story says it was "unearthed" it's sorta reasonable to believe it was dug up.
- munk-a 4y agoI actually think "unearthed" as in "discovered" is the more reasonable read - along with someone thinking they're clever in making a pun. When history is "unearthed" with radar, we generally assume some folks took a big expensive machine aimed it at the ground and walked away with a strong indication that something exists down there - when it comes to delicate items (like, for instance a decaying longboat that exists in the earth merely as concentrations of plant fiber in a suspicious shape) and especially when it comes to human remains (that people are often very reluctant to move due for cultural reasons) that's especially the case.
- UIUC_06 4y agoYeah, I don't think most editors would think a pun about First Nation graves would be a clever idea.