Re:Etsy is canceling the fee owned to all sellers in Ukraine
by shkkmo on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @09:05PM
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> are owned/associated to the sellers
"Owned to" is a incomprehensible combination of verb and preposition with no meaning in english. In addition the usage of the verb "owned" is itself incorrect and doesn't match the intended meaning as when ownership of debt/fees is discussed, the lender is said to be the person who owns the debt rather than those who owe the debt. The improper pluralization really doesn't impact the legibility of the headline.
I suspect part of this is related to how many non-native speakers confuse lend and borrow since many languages only distinguish between those two verbs via preposition usage.
"Owned to" is a incomprehensible combination of verb and preposition with no meaning in english. In addition the usage of the verb "owned" is itself incorrect and doesn't match the intended meaning as when ownership of debt/fees is discussed, the lender is said to be the person who owns the debt rather than those who owe the debt. The improper pluralization really doesn't impact the legibility of the headline.
I suspect part of this is related to how many non-native speakers confuse lend and borrow since many languages only distinguish between those two verbs via preposition usage.