Dan Piponidpiponi@mathstodon.xyz
Nov 13, 2026, 5:21 AMSentence readers seemed unable to parse after rereads yielded on further analysis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/11/coyote-los-angeles
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Todd Thomastoddthomas@mastodon.socialNov 13, 2026, 5:32 AM@dpiponi are these “coyote officials” in the room with us now?
Bartosz MilewskiBartoszMilewski@mathstodon.xyzNov 13, 2026, 10:59 AM@dpiponi Took me a few tries, but I think I got it.
Coyote (which officials though they had killed after it attacked a child) seen alive in LA neighborhood.
Nov 14, 2026, 7:46 PM
Nov 15, 2026, 3:32 PM@dpiponi I thought this one on sky news today was clickbait...but no - it's the full Yoda-ese headline :-/
- Dan Piponidpiponi@mathstodon.xyzNov 15, 2026, 5:44 PM
@rich There are at least two valid parsings here. The verb "asked" could be active or passive.
