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Originally Posted by DGthe3
Immediate competition = Mustang GT.
Top performing version of immediate competition = Mustang GT Track Pack.
Camaro SS out performs Mustang GT Track Pack.
Seems simple to me.
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Alright, I butcher my posts regularly because, as my wife regularly reminds me, I spent so much time immersed in the English language that I now feel that I have a sort of carte blanch to do as I will with it in casual circles. That said, take it from somebody who was an English literature major before switching to economics/business, and who is now married to a journalist, that is not what that statement actually says on its face. (anybody wondering why this bothers me so now knows the reason) If the meaning that you derive from that statement does indeed reflect the author's intended meaning that is wonderful, but that does not make the statement itself accurate.
Am I picking on the author a bit here? Absolutely. However, I am holding him to no higher standard than I would myself were I conducting a journalistic endeavour, even if that endeavour were taking place online. At best the statement is poorly phrased, at worst it could and has given the appearance of an inherent bias to some. As a journalist, the author should care enough about this matter to fix it. Although, the mere fact that this error somehow slipped by him in the first place is disappointing.