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I 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 populati
by jwilk 4y ago
I 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...