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You’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 longe
by drBonkers 4y ago
You’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.