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minus-squareElgenzay@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoThey mean that grammatically, if you read it as a label, it works because “This is …” Is implied, and thus corrects the grammar
minus-squarevrek@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoMaybe but doesn’t requiring a pair of implied words still mean it’s bad English?
minus-squareSatyrSack@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoIt’s “headline English”, not “conversational English”. In context, it works.
minus-squareElgenzay@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoYeah I’m not defending it, it’s bad. But i see what the other commenter is saying
minus-squarevrek@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoYeah, I understood what it said but had to read it a few times. Plus so far I’ve seen 3 responses on how to fix it so it’s not impossible to catch I editing…
They mean that grammatically, if you read it as a label, it works because “This is …” Is implied, and thus corrects the grammar
Maybe but doesn’t requiring a pair of implied words still mean it’s bad English?
It’s “headline English”, not “conversational English”. In context, it works.
Yeah I’m not defending it, it’s bad. But i see what the other commenter is saying
Yeah, I understood what it said but had to read it a few times. Plus so far I’ve seen 3 responses on how to fix it so it’s not impossible to catch I editing…