usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 months agoThe Onion Front Page: September 10, 2024theonion.comimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1527arrow-down15file-text
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minus-squaregramie@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down4·2 months ago by Pretending He Shot in Ear Again It’s sad that The Onion has had to let all their proofreaders go.
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down4·2 months agoIt’s headline grammar. It’s deliberate
minus-squaregramie@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoThat doesn’t sound like headline grammar to me. You wouldn’t introduce confusion about who is doing the shooting on purpose, I don’t think.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoDo you have any other examples of it being used this way? “By Pretending Shot In Ear Again” is what I would have expected.
minus-squareUltraviolet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agohttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/newspaper-headlines
It’s sad that The Onion has had to let all their proofreaders go.
It’s headline grammar. It’s deliberate
That doesn’t sound like headline grammar to me. You wouldn’t introduce confusion about who is doing the shooting on purpose, I don’t think.
Do you have any other examples of it being used this way? “By Pretending Shot In Ear Again” is what I would have expected.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/newspaper-headlines