simple@piefed.social to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoGOG Has Had To Hire Private Investigators To Track Down IP Rights Holderswww.thegamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square63linkfedilinkarrow-up1438arrow-down17 cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1431arrow-down1external-linkGOG Has Had To Hire Private Investigators To Track Down IP Rights Holderswww.thegamer.comsimple@piefed.social to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square63linkfedilink cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareunexposedhazardlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down5·5 months ago“investigators” is plural tho so that is indeed wrong
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 months agoNot really. It could be they hired several for this one case. If a person is off the grid in Yorkshire, you wouldn’t get someone from London to go up to do something.
minus-squareslimerancher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoWell, the quote specifically says “a private investigator”.
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minus-squareslimerancher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoThat’s an interesting point. You are right about that.
minus-squareLOGIC💣@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoThat is simply a generic way of referring to the concept of private investigators, as I’ve also just done in this sentence.
minus-squareAnomnomnomaly@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agothat’s not what it means… investigator could mean a single person, investigators could mean they hired a firm to do the job and multiple people work for the firm. People love to look for a reason to be offended by things.
“investigators” is plural tho so that is indeed wrong
Not really. It could be they hired several for this one case.
If a person is off the grid in Yorkshire, you wouldn’t get someone from London to go up to do something.
Well, the quote specifically says “a private investigator”.
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That’s an interesting point. You are right about that.
That is simply a generic way of referring to the concept of private investigators, as I’ve also just done in this sentence.
that’s not what it means… investigator could mean a single person, investigators could mean they hired a firm to do the job and multiple people work for the firm.
People love to look for a reason to be offended by things.