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And 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 fro
by Contax 6y ago
And 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.