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Confusion Caused by Crash Blossoms Posted by Mark Peters 25 centuries ago


Linguists give a name to an old headline hazard. If brevity is the soul of wit, it is also the trapdoor of ridiculousness—at least in the world of headlines, which have long been prone to unintentional comedy along the lines of “Woman Better after Being Thrown from High-rise” and “Scientists Are at Loss Due to Brain-eating Amoeba.” Now...Read & Discuss (19 Comments) Tags: Culture, Language, Media, News, newspapers