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The title here should have "737 NG, Classic" not "737 NG Classic". As in "Boeing 737 NG and Classic aircraft", not "Boeing 737 NG Classic aircraft".
by jefftk 6y ago
The title here should have "737 NG, Classic" not "737 NG Classic". As in "Boeing 737 NG and Classic aircraft", not "Boeing 737 NG Classic aircraft".
- abrowne 6y agoOr even more clearly, "Boeing 737 NG and 737 Classic", since it wasn't obvious to me that they're all 737 variants.
- Contax 6y agoAnd why not just "NG and Classic"? Really curious, I see this replacement of "and" for a comma in a lot on headlines, and I don't know why or where it comes from (English is not my first language). Is there a name for this?
- mmanfrin 6y agoMost english speakers also wouldn't be familiar with the term, but it is called 'Headlinese'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headline#Headlinese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headline#Headlinese
- myself248 6y agoAnd it's dumb. We're not setting hot lead into column inches anymore.
- azernik 6y agoBut we are trying to fit summaries into a limited screen real estate
- acheron 6y agoImitating this style is a good chunk of the Onion's humor. E.g., "Congress Approves $4 Billion For Bread, Circuses" https://politics.theonion.com/congress-approves-4-billion-for-bread-circuses-1819565262 https://politics.theonion.com/congress-approves-4-billion-fo...
- IncRnd 6y agoIn English the comma would be used between non-restrictive modifiers. However, this is a designation, and the industry or manufacturer denotes how the designation is to be structured. This is further compounded by being in a headline. Editors, and headlines in particular, use abbreviated syntax.
- dingaling 6y agoIt confused me too when I first started working in the USA where it is common in headlines. Using an ampersand requires only one more space than a comma but is unambiguous.
- dang 6y agoOk, have a comma.
- 23f2gg23 6y agoDear Grammar Nazi, thank you for correcting this huge mistake.