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Friday, August 24, 2007

Worst Use of Ellipsis (Today)

From an article on this whole Michael Vick dog-fight gambling ring fiasco:

Goodell said "even if you did not place bets, as you contend, your actions in funding the betting and your association with illegal gambling both violate the terms of your NFL Player Contract and expose you to corrupting influences... one of the most fundamental responsibilities of an NFL player."

The impression we get from this quote is that exposing one's self to corrupting influences (or perhaps, violating the terms of one's NFL Player Contract) is one of the most fundamental responsibilities of an NFL player.

The article is titled "Vick caught in game of semantics."

Indeed.

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