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minus-squaretheunknownmuncher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up54arrow-down4·2 days agoI never would have interpreted the headline to mean “the same exact plane”?
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoI definitely did. I know this whistleblower had concerns about the build quality of the 787 and 737-Max already. So reading this headline, I thought he may also have said something about this particular airplane.
minus-squaretaco@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down3·2 days agoYeah, the phrasing definitely makes it seem like “one” refers to “plane” not “model” here. Headline is textbook clickbait.
minus-squareOpenStars@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoAccording to the comments, some people did!
minus-squareneukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoI think since this is global news, some might interpret that with English as a second language
I never would have interpreted the headline to mean “the same exact plane”?
I definitely did. I know this whistleblower had concerns about the build quality of the 787 and 737-Max already. So reading this headline, I thought he may also have said something about this particular airplane.
Yeah, the phrasing definitely makes it seem like “one” refers to “plane” not “model” here. Headline is textbook clickbait.
According to the comments, some people did!
I think since this is global news, some might interpret that with English as a second language