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It's interesting how the phrasing in the headline leads to different readings of its meaning. I read it as "SpaceX launches [their] first phone service satellit
by why_at 3y ago
It's interesting how the phrasing in the headline leads to different readings of its meaning. I read it as "SpaceX launches [their] first phone service satellites" which is how I think the author meant it. The first sentence clarifies:
>SpaceX launched a rocket on Tuesday carrying the first set of Starlink satellites that can beam signals directly to smartphones from space.
I don't think this was intentionally deceptive. If the headline said "North Korea launches first rocket" it would be clear that it meant North Korea's first rocket, not the first rocket ever
I can see how this could be confusing though if you're not familiar with the existence of other satellite phones, and maybe a journalist should be held to high standards for clarity when writing headlines.