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Did it really confuse and excite them? Were they left wandering around in a daze? Or was it just interesting and didn't match previous expectations?
by jemmyw 4y ago
Did it really confuse and excite them? Were they left wandering around in a daze? Or was it just interesting and didn't match previous expectations?
- happytoexplain 4y agoI know we like to hate on sensationalism, but "confuse and excite" is very tame. In fact, it's pretty applicable. "Interesting and didn't match previous expectations" is a near-synonym. It doesn't really warrant the eye-rolling.
- jemmyw 4y agoI really dislike "confuse" in this context. I don't believe they were confused. Read the definition of confused and it's not a synonym of processing new and unexpected information. Words change meaning of course, but this kind of headline isn't trying to change the meaning, it's using the wrong meaning on purpose to make a story that doesn't need to be made.
- tigerlily 4y agoThis too left me baffled.
- throwayyy479087 4y agoPerhaps “New IO images STUNS NASA scientists!”