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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 03:39 PM
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I'm no journalist or writer by any means...
...and my grammar is terrible, but do people really get paid to make up headlines like this?

"Riders Injured By Metal Shards Suing Cedar Point"

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=387&e=1&u=/kero/20050215/lo_wews/2586552

I wonder why the metal shards are suing? :shrug:
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Solon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 03:41 PM
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1. You know they are supposed to "write down" to about 8th grade...
level don't you? Looks like they missed by about 6 grade levels, and not upwards either.
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livinginphotographs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 03:42 PM
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2. "I'm no journalist or writer by any means..."
Here, have a white house press pass!
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 03:44 PM
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6. Lol
Funny..
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Squeech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 03:43 PM
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3. I would like this documented
If the riders were injured by the metal shards, why are they suing the cedar points? Cedar is wood, dammit!
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A-Schwarzenegger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 03:43 PM
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4. I wonder what the riders are pointing at.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 03:44 PM
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5. it is grammatically correct
albeit clipped. nontheless the subject/verb is actually clear.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 03:45 PM
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8.  I guess it could be
But as I said..I am no journalist..:)
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indigobusiness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 03:45 PM
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7. Headlines have a grammar all their own.
Sort of an antigrammar. Sometimes, they must be having us on.
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HamdenRice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-15-05 03:46 PM
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9. Actually, it is grammatically correct...
because of the "by". That introduces a prepositional phrase, "by metal shards". Therefore, "metal shards" cannot be the subject of the verb suing, but is the object of the preposition. Of course, it would be clearer if there were commas after "riders" and "shards."

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