NASA Rover Finds Active and Ancient Organic Chemistry on Mars

Re:NASA Rover Finds Active and Ancient Organic Chemistry on ... by tomrod on Tuesday December 16, 2014 @10:22PM (#8760913)

In the U.S. don't we generally use "for shame" when berating?

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Re:NASA Rover Finds Active and Ancient Organic Chemistry on ... by pdabbadabba on Wednesday December 17, 2014 @09:52AM (#8762428)

Yes. But here the writer simply began a statement with the word "shame" and proceeded to give a sober explanation consistent more with disappointment than outrage. In this context, I think the better interpretation of the writer's sentiment is to read "shame" as, essentially, short for "it's a shame" rather than "for shame!"

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