# Misinterpreted thread titles

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> I’m always saddened, but entertained, by the number of OPs where the poster is oblivious to any idea but the one fixed in their head.

I would have phrased it as _Does your town have any colorful “characters”?_ (as no reason a big city like NYC couldn’t have more than one). Making it plural and adding the adjective would totally eliminate the ambiguity.

Edit: **enipla** [apparently just skimmed the title and read it my way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-city-have-a-character/1032299/40), heh.

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