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I'm not so sure. "Analysts Miss X Results" immediately makes you wonder "why", which is a fair question. "X Misses Expectations" instead makes you think X had a
by afthonos 10y ago
I'm not so sure. "Analysts Miss X Results" immediately makes you wonder "why", which is a fair question. "X Misses Expectations" instead makes you think X had a bad quarter. I think forcing people to make the conversion in their head every time is bad headlining.
Of course, there's something to be said for it being a "term of art". This may just be my layman's interpretation.
- WalterBright 10y agoEvery field has its own jargon and shorthand notations. This particular headline is phrased in the usual way for such things.
- afthonos 10y agoTrue and fair, yet see pc86's comment and my reply to it for exactly the kind of confusion that can arise. :-)