TachyonTele@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 16 hours agoHow do we get news outlets to stop using "slam" in thier articles? It's beyond ridiculous at this point.message-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down15
arrow-up1167arrow-down1message-squareHow do we get news outlets to stop using "slam" in thier articles? It's beyond ridiculous at this point.TachyonTele@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 16 hours agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareOnno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·16 hours agoIt’s just the current buzzword. Hundreds if not thousands went before it and many more will follow. Think of it as an in-built historic timestamp.
minus-squaremhague@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoIt’s like an old 100 yo trend of writing headlines except it has gotten much more “slam”-filled. Crash blossoms / headlinese has evolved over time.
minus-squareHootinNHollerin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·15 hours agoIt has been a couple years tho
It’s just the current buzzword.
Hundreds if not thousands went before it and many more will follow.
Think of it as an in-built historic timestamp.
It’s like an old 100 yo trend of writing headlines except it has gotten much more “slam”-filled. Crash blossoms / headlinese has evolved over time.
It has been a couple years tho