'Headlinese' is the very elliptical syntax employed in headlines, captions, titles, signs and labels in order to save space and permit larger characters in display.
Questions tagged [headlinese]
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Meaning of news headline
What is the meaning of this headline? I got it from The Economist.
Difference Engine: Circle of life
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Interpreting this headline: "Split 7 Ways, Immigrant Neighborhood Seeks to Unify Its Political "
The Headline is:
Split 7 Ways, Immigrant Neighborhood Seeks to Unify Its Political Power (source)
I can't figure out "Split 7 Ways" is it a reference to something locally known OR a variation to that reference?
Euler Henrique Pinto Araujo Va
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Is this headline a phrase or a sentence?
This is a news report whose title is " 'Havana syndrome' not caused by foreign adversary, US intelligence says".
In my opinion, the title should be categorized as a noun phrase as in a "noun" + an "adjective clause" + a comma + somebody says.…
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IS the phrase "Gentle Into That Good Night" making a reference to something else in this context?
In this headline:
"
Gentle Into That Good Night? Not Boris Johnson.
The British prime minister may be leaving Downing Street, but few expect him to cede the spotlight, or abandon the prospect of regaining his position."
is "Gentle Into That Good…
guerdoo sinfu
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how to understand to which order to read this text?
Headline is:
"The streaming platform executive says he — and the company he helped build — will survive a bout of bad earnings numbers."
My question is should I read it like:
1 - bout of [ bad earnings ] ( numbers )
or
2 - bout of bad ( earnings…
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missing words in news article headlines
I'm reading some papers and there is some gramatical construction in the heads I'm not completely sure about the meaning. For example:
SpaceX To Try Launch Tower Catch For Super Heavy
U.S. to declare Houthis a terrorist group, sparking fears it…
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Why the verb 'are' is missing in the following sentence: Face Masks Mandatory in All Public Spaces
Why the verb 'are' is missing in this news headline:
Face Masks Mandatory in All Public Spaces.
Why it is not something like: 'Face Masks Are Mandatory in All Public Spaces'.
I checked by using Google and the 'Face Masks Mandatory in' form is much…
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Where is the verb "be" in "This page intentionally left blank"?
"This page intentionally left blank" is a common sentence at the start of books/documents. I know it is correct, but why is it not expressed as "This page has been initially left blank"?
Is there a term to describe this phenomenon in English…
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The correct omission of the definite and indefinite articles
Given the following headline at Bloomberg.com:
Verizon Explores Lower Price or Even Exit From Yahoo Deal
My questions are:
Why in this case the definite article is omitted before Yahoo Deal? E.g., From Yahoo Deal vs From the Yahoo Deal.
Why there…
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How can this head-line be interpreted as?
Here's the source.
Clinton savors moment and 'a milestone'
It means either 'she savored a moment and a milestone' or 'she savored a moment and it is a milestone'.
The second one is like titles, "Tom and a jacket" which can mean a story of tom and…
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"Oxygen rich environment that scales love so much?"
I can not understand the meaning of this part of sentence.
Below is original.
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Can preposition "to" means "with"?
I came across that headline in NYtimes:
"Seahawks plan to trade Russell Wilson to the Broncos"
is it same as:
"Seahawks plan to trade Russell Wilson WITH the Broncos"???
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Can anybody explain the title of this article?
the title is:
"If Everything Is ‘Trauma,’ Is Anything?"
the article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/opinion/caleb-love-bombing-gaslighting-trauma.html
I read throght even with some sort of dificulty but can't make a link with the text with its…
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Question over 'Russia warned of 'consequences' if Navalny dies.'
I read BBC news today, and this title 'Russia warned of 'consequences' if Navalny dies.' made me confused.
The news says the U.S warned Russia of 'consequences' if Navalny dies. My question is why the title does not have 'is' (Russia is warned of…
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How can I understand “to” in this sentence?
I saw the title of article on the internet
Amazon to buy self-driving technology company Zoox
I can roughly understand what this sentence means, but I want to know what’s exact meaning of “to” in this sentence.
Plus, I want to know what it is…
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