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submitted 3 months ago by usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

by Pretending He Shot in Ear Again

It's sad that The Onion has had to let all their proofreaders go.

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It’s headline grammar. It’s deliberate

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 months ago

That doesn't sound like headline grammar to me. You wouldn't introduce confusion about who is doing the shooting on purpose, I don't think.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Do you have any other examples of it being used this way? "By Pretending Shot In Ear Again" is what I would have expected.

[–] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago