[Ads-l] Dangling possessive

victor steinbok aardvark66 at GMAIL.COM
Thu Oct 6 04:51:26 UTC 2022


I was surprised when I read the first graf of this story. It's easy to see
where the structural defect came from but proofreaders failed to catch it.


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/heidi-ganahl-colorado-furries-identify-b2196410.html?amp

A Republican gubernatorial candidate in Colorado's claims that students are
dressing up as cats and other furry animals has been widely denied by a
selection of school districts in the state.

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