The journalist's despite?
Language Log 2026-08-03
Summary:
According to a recent BoingBoing segment, Ballots for a special election in England's Clacton-by-Sea are the longest ever produced in U.K. electoral history despite¹ only one major party contesting the race. The footnote: 1. This is the journalist's despite, wherein the word implies disregard when there is in fact a blatant causal relationship. I'm puzzled by […]