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It's really confusing to have capitalized title with name that is also a verb (and the surname being a city name didn't help). I had to read it several times be
by rplnt 14y ago
It's really confusing to have capitalized title with name that is also a verb (and the surname being a city name didn't help). I had to read it several times before it clicked.
> Dropbox CEO Drew Houston to Samsung’s competitors:
would be much better.
- logn 14y agoSince "Drew Houston" is an appositive and not essential information (there's only one CEO of Dropbox), the name can be surrounded by commas (or even omitted) which adds further clarity: > Dropbox CEO, Drew Houston, to Samsung’s competitors
- hkmurakami 14y agoThat sentence structure works well in a paragraph but I think it affects the flow of the phrase negatively when used in a title. (imo) I abuse the <noun>, <appositive>, structure heavily in my own prose :)
- Spooky23 14y agoSometimes that happens when you load up the title to create the appearance of a conflict or betrayal. The story is "<Company> commits to partnerships with <Industry>". Very non-sexy.
- krrrh 14y agoNot to nitpick, but your version sounds like it could fit a story about how the Dropbox CEO had a conversation with Houston's city council, convincing them to use iPhones for city employees.