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Claiming the British state broadcaster is using the English language incorrectly is certainly a choice.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/scorched

Yeah someone else posted the same link. I replied with my tail between my legs admitting I didn't know scorched had two definitions (only one being destroyed by fire) and I was downvoted to -3 so deleted it.

To be honest, yours was a fair assumption that fire should be involved for "scorched" to apply. It's probably one of the more common usages of the word

I don't agree with the people downvoting you for admitting you were wrong, that's ridiculous

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