CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 years agoTourist climbs Brussels statue, breaks itwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down14cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1115arrow-down1external-linkTourist climbs Brussels statue, breaks itwww.bbc.comCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square20fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squareradix@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoIsn’t this acceptable though due to the subject of both “clauses” being the same (“tourist” both climbs and breaks)?
minus-squareqaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years ago“and” doesn’t cost anything either
minus-squareradix@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIt costs horizontal space, and my understanding is that newspaper headlines tend to minimize words as much as possible (while maintaining meaning).
Isn’t this acceptable though due to the subject of both “clauses” being the same (“tourist” both climbs and breaks)?
“and” doesn’t cost anything either
It costs horizontal space, and my understanding is that newspaper headlines tend to minimize words as much as possible (while maintaining meaning).