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> You understand that they're reporting the news and not predicting the future right? No they’ve done the opposite of that here - saying he will pay is predict
by chrisseaton 4y ago
> You understand that they're reporting the news and not predicting the future right?
No they’ve done the opposite of that here - saying he will pay is predicting the future (badly). Saying he’s been told to pay would have been reporting the news.
(The headline has been changed if you weren’t aware, so they must agree it was wrong.)
- Rapzid 4y agoOr just that the new headline is better. Honestly "to pay" would, colloquially, mean "judged against at this dollar amount" given existing context of a pending judgement. The phrase is frequently in these situations.
- CyberDildonics 4y agoNot sure if english is your first language, but the BBC is a news organization and here they are just repeating the verdict of the case.