The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 8 months agoChicago Man is ungovernablelemmy.worldimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1986arrow-down125
arrow-up1961arrow-down1imageChicago Man is ungovernablelemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 8 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·8 months agoIt’s bad grammar. “from” says the same thing in fewer words, which is generally how news headlines are structured. A tighter headline would be: Chicago man used grabber toy to steal police firearms, arrested
minus-squareSabre363@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoBut that headline is far less amusing to read
It’s bad grammar. “from” says the same thing in fewer words, which is generally how news headlines are structured.
A tighter headline would be:
But that headline is far less amusing to read
Never seen a British tabloid?