Ugly Hedgehog - Photography Forum
Home Active Topics Newest Pictures Search Login Register
General Chit-Chat (non-photography talk)
Confusing Headline
Page <<first <prev 3 of 3
Apr 21, 2017 14:48:16   #
John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK
 
UK'S P.M. sound any better?

Reply
Apr 21, 2017 15:09:38   #
Jim Plogger Loc: East Tennessee
 
There is no punctuation missing at all. The headline it proper.

Reply
Apr 21, 2017 22:00:56   #
jimward Loc: Perth, Western Australia
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I saw this headline from the Washington Post online, and I thought there was a grammatical error. Then I realized it was just English, with it's constant confusion over meaning and different parts of speech that different words can have. I wondered if there were a leader called "May" who wants elections. Was the comma put there by mistake, so the Britains may want (call for) an election? In that case the "s" at the end of "calls" would be an error. Maybe it meant that there would be a call for elections in May. After several readings, I finally figured it out.

When headlines are in all caps and devoid of punctuation, getting the meaning can be a challenge.
I saw this headline from the Washington Post onlin... (show quote)


Jerry, if you're going to question the grammar of others, you should first work out the difference between "it's", which you used incorrectly, and "its". Sorry, mate!

Reply
 
 
Apr 22, 2017 17:35:24   #
JCam Loc: MD Eastern Shore
 
viscountdriver wrote:
You will eventually know who May is.She is in the Thatcher mould.
Oh dear, am I confusing it again.


I suspect that we will remember her most as the Prime Minister who twisted Continental Europe's tail.

Reply
Page <<first <prev 3 of 3
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.
General Chit-Chat (non-photography talk)
UglyHedgehog.com - Forum
Copyright 2011-2024 Ugly Hedgehog, Inc.