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Re:'Patient zero' in cyberattack on UN aviation agency was o... by andrewwharton on Thursday January 30, 2020 @03:53PM (#22195452)
After reading only the headline, I for one assumed it was the official's child, so it's at least somewhat misleading, perhaps not intentionally though.
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Re:'Patient zero' in cyberattack on UN aviation agency was o... by jolmg on Thursday January 30, 2020 @04:22PM (#22195787)
At least personally, I generally don't assume son or daughter imply age. It's just the relationship. Here's an example headline where the son was almost 100 years old[1]:

> JRR Tolkien's son Christopher dies aged 95

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/16/jrr-tolkiens-s...

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