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This is actually one thing I've always been wondering about as a non-native speaker when reading English headlines. Is there any reason newspapers prefer this s
by lucianof 14y ago
This is actually one thing I've always been wondering about as a non-native speaker when reading English headlines. Is there any reason newspapers prefer this style? It sounds weird to me.
- damncabbage 14y agoIt's weird for us native speakers too, don't worry. My guess is that it puts the information in the title in order from the most eye-grabbing to the least. (The more readable "Google Execs and James Cameron unveil Asteroid Mining Venture" puts the holy shit part of the title at the end.)
- andyking 14y agoIt's very much an American newspaper thing--I've never seen it in the British press, but it seems to be house style at the New York Times and its ilk.