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Reports of vomit streaming down windows as more than 100 University of Canterbury students fall ill, with cause of stomach bug being investigated

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/carnage

  1. (figurative, slang) Any chaotic situation.

It also has slang usages, but I agree that in this context it shouldn't have been used in the headline.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

So what? Are you saying that all slang is appropriate when reporting on real world events? Even if it completely changes the context of the article to mean something entirely different?

This is The Guardian, not a blog post.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, common language is appropriate in reporting. Especially when the audience is common people.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Your reading comprehension needs some work. I was basically agreeing with you, but you seem more interested in being outraged, so whatever...