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As a native British English speaker the title feels wrong to me, despite common practices. Manchester United Win Football Game = fine TfL Kill Puppies = ok, I
by jlees 16y ago
As a native British English speaker the title feels wrong to me, despite common practices.
Manchester United Win Football Game = fine
TfL Kill Puppies = ok, I suppose
TfL Kill My Apps = No, they killed your app.
- w1ntermute 16y agoYeah, I feel like it should've been past tense as well. "TfL Kill(s) My Apps" would be gramatically correct, but, like you said, it doesn't feel as right because it's not a continuous/repetitive action.
- eschutte2 16y agoWhy does it have to be killed when Man U doesn't have to be won?
- jlees 16y agoWithout putting my linguist hat on (in the middle of a hack day) my gut feeling is the 'newspaper'ness of the title. "Entity Verbs Noun" is fine if it's an impartial style report, but "Entity Verbs My Noun" is only good if it is a continuous verb. "TFL Kill All Hopes Of Timely Service", for example, would be OK.