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'To imagine as possible' is a common meaning of 'see'. It's obviously not 'perceive with the eye' in this case. Definition 3d here: http://www.merriam-webster.
by Luc 12y ago
'To imagine as possible' is a common meaning of 'see'. It's obviously not 'perceive with the eye' in this case.
Definition 3d here:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see
- caractacus 12y agoI understand the possible use of 'seen' in the headline but in this context it would be taken by most readers as 'observed'. Sloppy sub-editing at best.
- th0br0 12y agoNot really... it's just a "form" of the subjunctive... "Maglev train _could be_/_would be_ seen making ..." You can leave the would/could be out from a stylistic point of view imho, but you normally don't do that out of context (as it is unfortunately done here)....
- uglycoyote 12y agoIt would be one thing to hear a person say colloquially "I could see Barack Obama doing stand up comedy" but quite another for a headline to read "Barack Obama seen doing stand up comedy"
- Luc 12y ago"Barack Obama seen doing lecture circuit" would be less unlikely around the end of his term. But hey, if it's confusing to enough people I suppose it's a bad headline.
- scott_s 12y agoCommon, yes, but not the most common, and not what I assumed. And apparently I'm not alone. I found it confusing.
- mikeash 12y agoHow is it "obviously" not the perception sense unless you already know the relevant facts? A headline that's only informative if you've already read the article is pointless.