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Re: Bad headline writing
Erm ... what's wrong with that? It seems clear to me ...
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If you want to get technical, the subordinate clauses that follow "after fleeing.." modify the subject "remains", not "woman". Corpses are not typically capable of voluntary flight.
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Yep, Simon's got it.
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Re: Bad headline writing
"Missing Woman's Remains Found" should have been sufficient, if not as dishy.
"Estranged Husband Allegedly Lured Wife to Her Death After She Fled Across the Country: FBI", a different headline for the same news story, was better for grabbing the attention.
"Estranged Husband Allegedly Lured Wife to Her Death After She Fled Across the Country: FBI", a different headline for the same news story, was better for grabbing the attention.
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Ah. Got it. Thank You.s1m0n wrote:If you want to get technical, the subordinate clauses that follow "after fleeing.." modify the subject "remains", not "woman". Corpses are not typically capable of voluntary flight.
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Yeah, it's vulgar, but who could resist? Certainly not the copywriter.
Mafia chief with permanent erection faces stiff sentence
Mafia chief with permanent erection faces stiff sentence
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Re: Bad headline writing
Off topic: Heard a newscaster pronounce "sibling" as "sybilling". I'll bet she says "bling" with no problem.
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Also off-topic: I heard a radio journalist on the BBC mispronounce "eviscerate" as eh-visk-er-ate this evening. It came as a jolt, especially since the guy had what sounded like quite a posh accent.Nanohedron wrote:Off topic: Heard a newscaster pronounce "sibling" as "sybilling". I'll bet she says "bling" with no problem.
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Just goes to show that in the end, class is illusory.
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I've never heard of a cocaine habit causing a permanent erection. Impotence, yes, but the opposite, no. If that really happened, then movie stars, baseball and basketball players, and various others would have had it, not just the dancers in Top Secret.s1m0n wrote:Yeah, it's vulgar, but who could resist? Certainly not the copywriter.
Mafia chief with permanent erection faces stiff sentence
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And I'd have a nose like a powdered doughnut.
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"Man accused of stealing police squad"
But how would he feed them all?
But how would he feed them all?
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Women caught alleged burglar using her shower: Police
Turns out, it was the burglar who used the shower, not the woman. And the story mentions only one woman.
Turns out, it was the burglar who used the shower, not the woman. And the story mentions only one woman.