197 A small, but significant, change in the narrative. Not long ago the word 'mandate' wouldn't have been there. Sauce:DailyMail in the UK (media.greatawakening.win) posted 2 years ago by JonathanE 2 years ago by JonathanE +197 / -0 23 comments download share 23 comments share download save hide report block hide replies
'Journalists' have a pathological desire to remove every possible 'small linking' word. ('The', 'that', etc.)
You know, the words that help to clarify everything.
Without these words, almost every headline can read more than one way.
Sometimes, they can be read 180 degrees opposite of the facts.
Classic:
"Let's eat grandma!" | "Let's eat, grandma!"
Eats shoots and leaves.
Eats, shoots, and leaves.
From the book on grammar.