The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 7 months agoChicago Man is ungovernablelemmy.worldimagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1985arrow-down125
arrow-up1960arrow-down1imageChicago Man is ungovernablelemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 7 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squaredejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·7 months agoIt’s bad grammar. “from” says the same thing in fewer words, which is generally how news headlines are structured. A tighter headline would be: Chicago man used grabber toy to steal police firearms, arrested
minus-squareSabre363@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoBut that headline is far less amusing to read
It’s bad grammar. “from” says the same thing in fewer words, which is generally how news headlines are structured.
A tighter headline would be:
But that headline is far less amusing to read
Never seen a British tabloid?