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[-] gramie@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago

by Pretending He Shot in Ear Again

It's sad that The Onion has had to let all their proofreaders go.

[-] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 25 points 2 months ago

It’s headline grammar. It’s deliberate

[-] gramie@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago

That doesn't sound like headline grammar to me. You wouldn't introduce confusion about who is doing the shooting on purpose, I don't think.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Do you have any other examples of it being used this way? "By Pretending Shot In Ear Again" is what I would have expected.

[-] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2024

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