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It seems bizarre to framing this as something bears discovered about themselves, rather than something scientists discovered about bears. It's not like anybody
by robonerd 4y ago
It seems bizarre to framing this as something bears discovered about themselves, rather than something scientists discovered about bears. It's not like anybody actually asked bears what the bears know.
- jwilk 4y agoI initially read it as: > Polar bear population discovered that [they] can survive without sea ice But now I think it's supposed to be: > Polar bear population [was] discovered that can survive without sea ice The latter still seems awkward to me. Is it even grammatically correct?
- jasonhansel 4y agoYes, the latter is correct given the unique grammatical conventions of newspaper headlines. These sorts of headlines are called "crash blossoms": https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/magazine/31FOB-onlanguage-t.html https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/magazine/31FOB-onlanguage...
- TheDarkestSoul 4y agoThink you're reading the headline wrong there my friend. 'discovered' is passive in this sentence. [A] Polar bear population [has been] discovered [by researchers] that can survive without sea ice. the perils of headline-syntax