Fun with headlines …
Today, CNN ran this headline:
“Obama may fall into Bush …”
(click here for the real story)
What comes to your mind?
Here’s what came to ours:
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Fun with headlines …
Today, CNN ran this headline:
“Obama may fall into Bush …”
(click here for the real story)
What comes to your mind?
Here’s what came to ours:
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Fun with headlines today …
This from iGoogle:
“Sotomayor learned ropes as prosecutor”
Leads to this CNN news headline:
“Sotomayor learned the ropes on ‘Tarzan’ case”
(click here for the real story)
learn the ropes. idiom.
Source: thefreedictionary.com
Posted in General, GrammarGoofs & Gaff(e)s, tagged 12, adopt, children, CNN, confusion, couple, dead, English, goof, grammar, headline, iGoogle, language, news, slain, usage, words, writing on July 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »
We are really having trouble with this iGoogle CNN headline:
“Couple who adopted 12 children found slain”
(click here to to read the story)
We’re not going to make up a funny photo for this one, however:
What comes to your mind?
Here’s what came to ours:
“A couple adopted twelve dead children”
The original headline could use some treatment …
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Fun with headlines today. This one comes from CNN.com/technology:
“NASA scrubs launch of space shuttle Endeavour”
(click here for the real story)
What comes to your mind?
Here’s what came to ours:
So, let’s explore a word of the day …
scrub. verb (used with object)
scrub. verb (used without object)
scrub. noun
Source: dictionary.com
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Again with the headlines …
An iGoogle CNN.com news headline reads:
“Former NFL football player arrested in cold case”
(click here for the real story)
What comes to your mind?
Here’s what came to ours:
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The headlines just keep coming in …
A CNN.com news headline reads:
“Alleged plot to blow up NYC synagogue foiled”
(click here for the real story)
What comes to your mind?
Here’s what came to ours:
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No one is safe from headline misinterpretation …
For our GrammarGag Reel, from CNN
A recent headline reads:
“… first lady hits the right notes …”
(click here for the real story)
What comes to your mind?
Here’s what came to ours:
Buzz shot …
Posted in General, GrammarGag Reel (fun stuff), tagged aim, buzz, Buzz Aldrin, CNN, commentary, confusion, English, fun, grammar, headline, language, Mars, Moon, news, shot, space, technology, usage, words, writing on June 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »
We’re nearing a(n) historic anniversary … the 40th mark of the July 20, 1969 landing on the Moon. Cool!
Buzz Aldrin spoke to CNN and the headline reads:
(click here for the real story)
What comes to your mind?
Here’s what came to ours:
Thank goodness for the evolution of technology!
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