one for prescriptive grammarians

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Jul 13, 2012, at 5:49 AM, JonLighter wrote:

> This is a stylistic, not a grammatical, error.
>
> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 4:10 AM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com
>>> wrote:
>>
>>> http://goo.gl/uc00o
>>>> Griffin, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 draft, signed a five-year
>>>> extension with the Clippers that could be worth as much as $95 million
>>>> on Wednesday.
>>>
>>> No word on how much the deal will be worth on Friday...

yes, indeed.  a simple example of an attachment ambiguity in which high attachment was intended, but low attachment is (unfortunately) likely to be perceived.  my most recent posting on the matter here:

http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2012/06/28/the-lure-of-low-attachment/

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