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First time hearing the term 'private longevity'. Doesn't sound quite right to me. Sort of implies there is some kind of 'public longevity'. Wouldn't 'personal l
by tifik 4y ago
First time hearing the term 'private longevity'. Doesn't sound quite right to me. Sort of implies there is some kind of 'public longevity'. Wouldn't 'personal longevity' make (slightly) more sense?
Edit - I'm an idiot, ignore me. It's clearly not 'private longevity' but 'private companies [that deal with longevity]'
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- JamesBarney 4y agoI think they're referring to private companies.
- askafriend 4y agoThe company is private. They are working on longevity. The company is not working on "private longevity" I think you're reading the phrase wrong.
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- petters 4y agoPrivate companies, not private longevity
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- a123b456c 4y ago'private' modifies 'longevity companies' not 'longevity'
- thesuperbigfrog 4y agoI think 'private' refers to 'company' and the companies' business model / focus area is 'longevity'. So they are 'private companies' (private ownership) in the longevity business.
- drBonkers 4y agoYou’re not an idiot, the title has a typo. As it reads, your first interpretation is correct. If they wanted “private” to modify “companies” (rather than longevity) it should read: “…raised by private, longevity companies”.
- hn_throwaway_99 4y agoEnglish certainly allows you to have a string of adjectives that modify a single noun without the use of commas. The phrase is simply ambiguous, but there is no typo.