Bad headline writing
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Bad headline writing
"Suspect's body found after two Memphis cops shot by wanted man barricaded in burning house"
- MSN.com is a reliable source of both badly composed and deliberately misleading headline writing. Couldn't swear that the above is the worst for poor writing, but I'd say it's way up there.
- MSN.com is a reliable source of both badly composed and deliberately misleading headline writing. Couldn't swear that the above is the worst for poor writing, but I'd say it's way up there.
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Re: Bad headline writing
I don't want to read that story. Could one of the grammar police please fix that headline so that I know what the story is actually about?
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Re: Bad headline writing
I only linked it to prove I didn't make it up, really. An easily better headline would have been, "Gunman sets fire to his holdout in fatal standoff". It's a bit wordy, but I think there may be no avoiding that. I'm sure someone could improve on it. Cops being shot, while unfortunate, is not headline material in this case. In a standoff, getting shot is a statistical likelihood for a cop, and further detail in the bigger story. "Wanted" really isn't necessary, either. Of course he's wanted. Would the law be after him otherwise? I would say that the best distillation of the story is found in four points: gunman, standoff, setting fire to his own shelter, and death of it.mutepointe wrote:I don't want to read that story. Could one of the grammar police please fix that headline so that I know what the story is actually about?
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Re: Bad headline writing
Isn't that pretty much how John Wilkes Booth ended up?
Wonder how those headlines read?
Wonder how those headlines read?
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Re: Bad headline writing
Here's another:
Why Denise Richards Reportedly Wants to Give Up Custody of Charlie Sheen's Twins Is So Incredibly Sad
Again, no need to read the actual article. Your life is probably much the better for it if you don't. Just maintaining veracity by means of the link.
Why Denise Richards Reportedly Wants to Give Up Custody of Charlie Sheen's Twins Is So Incredibly Sad
Again, no need to read the actual article. Your life is probably much the better for it if you don't. Just maintaining veracity by means of the link.
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Re: Bad headline writing
Apparently the "Foot Heads Arms Body" headline was real. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Foot
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Re: Bad headline writing
"10 inured in fish attack"
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Re: Bad headline writing
Fish attack us once, shame on them. Fish attack us twice ... C'mon you finny suckers, bring it on!Nanohedron wrote:"10 inured in fish attack"
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I've grown accustomed to your plaice.Nanohedron wrote:"10 inured in fish attack"
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We have a winner!kkrell wrote:I've grown accustomed to your plaice.Nanohedron wrote:"10 inured in fish attack"
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Re: Bad headline writing
Cyndi Lauper hit 'Kinky Boots' to get Canadian production from Mirvish
Not clear from the story why she hit them, or why she wanted to get the production away from Mirvish.
Not clear from the story why she hit them, or why she wanted to get the production away from Mirvish.
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'Se SUV a th'anns a' chànan eile agam
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Re: Bad headline writing
What else would one keep there?
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Love is not music. Music is the best.
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