This cartoon by Gary Markstein from the Copley News Service relates to a recent World Health Organization press release saying that using a cell phone may raise the risk of developing cancer.
The cartoon is doubly ironic. Firstly, because the driver is using his cell phone to tell his friends about the dangers of using cell phones, and secondly because he's ignored the much more serious danger of texting while driving, and driven off the edge of a cliff.
COMMENT
'May' is the key word here. 'May' is a modal verb used to express possibility. In fact, the World Health Organization has not concluded that cellphones do lead to brain cancer, but that "there could be some risk, and therefore we need to keep a close watch for a link between cell phones and cancer risk."
ALSO SEE
• Do cellphones cause cancer? Unclear. But science proves they’re annoying (Washington Post)
