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God I read that title wrong. I read it as "Organic Cat Litter Chief" - "Suspect in Nuclear Waste Accident" As opposed to "Organic Cat Litter" - "Chief Suspe
by mikeryan 12y ago
God I read that title wrong.
I read it as
"Organic Cat Litter Chief" - "Suspect in Nuclear Waste Accident"
As opposed to
"Organic Cat Litter" - "Chief Suspect in Nuclear Waste Accident"
I kept wondering when the CEO of a Cat Litter company was going to be blamed for something.
- drdeadringer 12y ago> Organic Cat Litter Chief A new Tzar appointment by the President.
- phkahler 12y agoIt's not you, that's how I read it.
- Stratoscope 12y ago"I misread X as Y" comments don't seem to be popular here, but I was tempted to post the same thing. I read this headline exactly the same way as you, and I actually felt relieved to know that the cat litter CEO was not a suspect in this accident! I think it's a lesson for headline writers: Sure, write your headline as terse and tight as you can make it. But at least re-read it a few times to make sure it isn't ambiguous. Another way to put it: "What would Experts Exchange think of this headline?"
- GnarfGnarf 12y agoThat's exactly how I read it the first time, too.
- quasque 12y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_path_sentence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_path_sentence (I also misinterpreted it at first glance)