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Language Log: Noun pile of the week

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Well, almost: Mark Kinver, "Citizen science charts horse chestnut tree pest spread", BBC News 1/24/2014. Though charts might have been a plural noun, it's clearly a verb in this case, alas. The headline writer missed the chance for a genuine 8-element noun pile, e.g. "Citizen science horse chestnut tree pest spread tally". Still, British headline interpretation continues to be good practice for reading classical Chinese poetry. The obligatory screenshot: [h/t to Bill Burns]

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