Strangely written headlines
I was just looking at MSNBC, and there were some oddly, if not to say badly, written headlines.
First: Parents revel in sons’ safe return.
To me, to revel has some connotations of wild debauchery. In fact, my American Heritage dictionary lists “to engage boisterous festivities” as definition number two. In the article, it just said the parents draped their arms around the boys and smiled. That doesn’t sound like reveling to me.
Second: Deep freeze grips midsection.
To me, midsection refers to the part of the human body sometimes called the midriff. Actually, my American Heritage dictionary, which to be honest I think is pretty useless, doesn’t even have this word, so I can’t comment on their definition. This article is about the country’s midwest. Why didn’t they just SAY midwest?