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not related to article itself: why in HN-headlines the "and" is being turned into comma? it is very confusing most times
by svilen_dobrev 2y ago
not related to article itself:
why in HN-headlines the "and" is being turned into comma? it is very confusing most times
- impish9208 2y agoI did it because the original title was too long. However, it’s not unusual for news headlines to omit conjunctions, articles, etc. It can definitely sound odd if you’re not a native speaker.
- recursivecaveat 2y agoThe "Woman mystery death victim" one I found here is particularly good imo, a real roller-coaster of understanding and confusion. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headline#Headlinese https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headline#Headlinese
- impish9208 2y agoShould’ve known there was a Wikipedia article on this style of writing. Thanks :)