Thursday, September 26, 2013

Convoluted sentences and policies

Maybe I am slow, but when I read the introductory sentence below in an ABC [Australian version of NPR in the USA] news article I began to worry about both the convoluted state of  education policy and the quality of journalism in Australia:  
Education Minister Christopher Pyne has denied he is planning to renege on a promise not to restore limits on university places
I think this simply means, "The Education Minister may limit the number of students that can enrol."
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  1. MalcolmSeptember 27, 2013 at 2:57 AM

    I think this is an example where you might need a "like" button on your blog!

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