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It's a pun PUN: Attack on the pentagon results in discovery of new mathematical tile CB: Breaking News: Pentagon attack
by bbcbasic 11y ago
It's a pun
PUN: Attack on the pentagon results in discovery of new mathematical tile
CB: Breaking News: Pentagon attack
- nickysielicki 11y agoYeah, it's a pun. So what? The title being a pun doesn't make it any less misleading. Puns and clickbait are not mutually exclusive. My real gripe is that there's a time and place for everything and a newspaper ought to know and respect that line. You don't mislead someone skimming your headlines into thinking the pentagon has been attacked for the sake of a joke. I like clever headlines as much as the next guy, and I understand that for the sake of a joke you might leave some ambiguity in the air and mislead your reader slightly, but this goes far past that. I think his editor should have caught this.
- bbcbasic 11y agoI think using the word 'mathematical tile' indicates that it is a maths/geek article rather than serious news, and takes this into the safe zone. Just. It's a fine line though.