Pith
Writing headlines isn't easy. You've only got a few words to summarize the content of the article, as well as capture the attention of the reader. It's an art many haven't quite mastered. Here's a recent if minor example of what I would consider a failed headline:
I understood they were referring to controversial Congressperson Ilhan Omar, but I still had to read the piece to figure out what they meant, because the headline as I read it didn't make any sense.
It sounded like Democrats were upset because Omar was seeking a challenger in her next primary. Why would they be upset? More important, why would Omar seek a challenger? You'd think it's the last thing she'd want.
Of course, the story is about how those upset Democrats are seeking a challenger to bring down Omar. Oh, that's what you mean. Never mind.
posted by LAGuy @ 10:00 AM
8 Comments:
Democrats: Omar? Oh no!
"Time flies like an arrow." Which is the verb?
To primary her (yes, it's now a verb) might be desirable, but those suggesting it just don't get it. The Democrats have now created a mirror-image of the Tea Party. Primarying works only in one direction: the moderates always lose.
Not necessarily. Sure, the base is radical, but even in one-party precincts sometimes someone slips through simply because not enough people were voting in the primary. That's how Ocasio-Cortex did it.
"Flies" is obviously the verb.
But a narrow what?
Anon3, I suspect you are channeling the most bizarre of all the Encyclopedia Brown mystery stories.
I could use a stopwatch and time a 100-yard-dash like a profesional, and then after the race I notice some fruit flies, so I time those flies like an arrow.
As time passes, it flies by, much like an arrow.
Fruit flies like bananas, horseflies like a horse, and time flies like an arrow.
If you meant 4, I erred: I meant "like" is the obvious verb.
But I do love Encyclopedia Brown.
I counted you as the 3rd Anonymous rather than the 4th commenter.
But the two are similar. It's just a narrow flight away.
I'm guessing you've seen this?
I gots to know: Is there a page 76?
There are no penguins at the North Pole
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