[mea] Re: Are you ok with this sentence?
- From: Karen McElrea <karenmcelrea@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:21:02 -0600
Well, yes, except the skier is in no position to be critical (that particular
usage always bugs me). As opposed to a gaggle of editors ... what is the
correct term for that, by the way?
Subject: [mea] Re: Are you ok with this sentence?
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:08:25 -0600
From: Carl.DeGurse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: mea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
It’s a “don’t read me” headline. Nothing new in this news story. But it’s
possible the headline writer was stuck topping a nothing-new story and
responsibly wrote a headline that is bland yet accurate. From:
mea-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mea-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karen
McElrea
Sent: January-12-12 4:58 PM
To: mea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mea] Re: Are you ok with this sentence? Thanks, Arden -- what do we
think about that headline, "Canadian skier Sarah Burke still critical..."?
I think Cheri's solution is a good one (a double)!Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012
16:18:25 -0600
Subject: [mea] Re: Are you ok with this sentence?
From: acogg@xxxxxxx
To: mea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx's the like button, Karen? ...Arden On Thu, Jan 12,
2012 at 4:04 PM, Karen McElrea <karenmcelrea@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I would object
to a sentence of that construction, which I believe are incorrect in any
context. To: mea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mea] Are you ok with this sentence?
From: cheri.frazer@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:32:53 -0600
"Burke tore a vertebral artery, which are located in the neck and supply blood
to the brainstem — the back part of the brain which controls consciousness."
(From
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/skiing/story/2012/01/12/sp-burke-skiing-injury.html)
Would you consider that construction perfectly ok, a colloquialism /
grammatical shortcut, or would you consider it wrong no matter what?
Just curious.
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