Scottish bookstore lets people run the shop while renting an apartment upstairs

Re:Scottish bookstore lets people run the shop while renting... by osrec on Thursday June 28, 2018 @07:48PM (#17421391)

I, too, am intrigued; what bothers you about "lets"?!

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Re:Scottish bookstore lets people run the shop while renting... by e1ghtSpace on Thursday June 28, 2018 @10:48PM (#17422012)

It makes it sound optional.

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Re:Scottish bookstore lets people run the shop while renting... by neom on Thursday June 28, 2018 @08:37PM (#17421583)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I don't know, I have no good reason it just annoys me. Alternatives that would annoy me less: This Scottish AirBnB comes with a job at a bookstore, or, An AirBnB in Scotland includes running a local bookstore, or, Take a working vacation at this bookstore AirBnB.

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Re:Scottish bookstore lets people run the shop while renting... by bruthafez on Thursday June 28, 2018 @08:55PM (#17421671)

I'm with u dude, it's extremely odd phrasing to say that the airbnb "LETS" you run the bookstore when the article makes clear that running the bookstore is a requirement of staying at the airbnb. There's no option described that involves NOT running the bookstore so it seems like an extremely poorly phrased title.

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Re:Scottish bookstore lets people run the shop while renting... by c22 on Thursday June 28, 2018 @11:15PM (#17422123)

I think it's meant to be parsed more as conveying the sense of opportunity rather than choice. As in "this luxury car lets you experience a comfortable ride."

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