unwittingly

[Victor Steinbok]

I first saw the headline and it puzzled me a bit.

http://www.wisn.com/video/30483779/detail.html
Driver Unwittingly Rescues Friend From Drowning


What does that headline mean to you? Given all the options, my first
reaction was, (1) did he not know he was saving someone? Then came the
secondary thought--or (2) did he not that the person he was rescuing was
a friend?

It turns out, the correct interpretation is (2).

> A driver saves a young man who turns out to be a family friend.

Maybe I am reading too much into this ambiguity--I'm sure, Ron Butters
will think so. Nonetheless, I wanted to share it.

     VS-)

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