Timeline for Is this headline as redundant as it seems?
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| Jun 23, 2012 at 19:41 | comment | added | oosterwal | Contrast the provided headline with "Drunk driver found in local hospital after hit-and-run", "Drunk driver found disoriented after hit-and-run", or "Drunk driver found under vehicle after hit-and-run." | |
| Jun 23, 2012 at 12:03 | answer | added | J.R. | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jun 22, 2012 at 22:43 | comment | added | Hugo | @Marthaª: Definitions 1a and 2a from cornbread ninja's link. | |
| Jun 22, 2012 at 20:32 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | @Marthaª: Google define find, and click on "more info" in Google's own definition page. The first definition is "Discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly", followed by 17 more for the verb, and 3 for the noun form. I don't see anything in any of them justifying OP's assertion that only things which are "hidden or missing" can be "found". And you only have to look at the two comments above yours to see that "find" is perfectly reasonable in contexts where there's no suggestion of anything having been hidden. | |
| Jun 22, 2012 at 18:45 | history | edited | Marthaª | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Fixed spelling and formatting, removed unnecessary last sentence.
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| Jun 22, 2012 at 18:43 | comment | added | Marthaª | @FumbleFingers, I'm curious: exactly what dictionary or encyclopedia answers this question? What headword would I look under? | |
| Jun 22, 2012 at 18:12 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | I find this question to be General Reference - and it's certainly not "hiding" from me. | |
| Jun 22, 2012 at 17:12 | answer | added | T.E.D. | timeline score: 9 | |
| Jun 22, 2012 at 16:46 | comment | added | cornbread ninja 麵包忍者 | I find the original headline acceptable. | |
| Jun 22, 2012 at 16:46 | comment | added | AndyPerfect | It's definitely acceptable. It's very possible to find someone who is not currently hiding. I feel like it clarifies by stating that the driver was still in the act of hiding when he was found. | |
| Jun 22, 2012 at 16:33 | comment | added | GEdgar | The original headline is OK. | |
| Jun 22, 2012 at 16:28 | history | asked | MVCylon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |