Enlgish: Can you explain this sentence please ?
Q. Look at this first paragraph please: 1- Why they used minus sign (-) instead of coma? 2- What does this sentence mean pleas :apparently by adventurer Michael "Spike" Reid, his father said Saturday.? the father of who ?? (The bear attacked one of the groups, made up of 13 people, in the early morning, leaving them with moderate to severe wounds that included head injuries, officials said. The bear was eventually shot apparently by adventurer Michael "Spike" Reid, his father said Saturday.) if you want to see the whole article : LONDON - The four British survivors of a deadly polar bear attack in Norway's Arctic Svalbard archipelago have been operated on and will be transferred home as soon as possible, officials said… [cont.]
Asked by Crazy Arab - Sun Aug 7 00:08:43 2011 - Words & Wordplay - 3 Answers - Comments

A. The father of the only victim that died.. The...---...bre aks the sentence apart..it really means very little..except that the NEWS is early.
Answered by W4bark - Sun Aug 7 00:19:40 2011