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minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down4·3 months agoIt’s headline grammar. It’s deliberate
minus-squaregramie@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 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-up4·3 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.
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.