choppergate

[Joel S. Berson]

At 8/29/2011 11:37 AM, victor steinbok wrote:
>I have no problem with the preposition--it's the two nouns (and perhaps the
>verb) that bother me. "X spotted from Y" has certain restrictions on X and
>Y. The restriction is violated on X and Y does not fit the narrative
>(although it fits the restriction)--unless, that is, a reporter identified
>the scandal on the spot (and named it) while peering from inside a grill.

I don't have a problem with the nouns (as well as the
preposition).  ' "Choppergate" scandal spotted from BBQ ' means to me
' "Choppergate" scandal identified via  BBQ '.  Although I likely
would postpone understanding it until I'd read the story.


>As for the second--it's called "fence", live with it.

Monty doesn't, if you read him regularly.

Joel

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