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Fandorin Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Newspaper style
The company to cut balance sheer by 25%.
The company to/is to/is about to cut balance sheer by 25%.
It's a header. Do the choices in bold have the same meaning?
Thank you in advance.
The company to/is to/is about to cut balance sheer by 25%.
It's a header. Do the choices in bold have the same meaning?
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
"to cut" is the infinitive The company is to cut its balance sheet by 25% or The company is about to cut its balance sheet by 25% would be better English. The Company to cut balance sheet is a truncated form for headline purposes
- "to cut" is the infinitive The company is to cut its balance sheet by 25% or The company is about to cut its balance sheet by 25% would be better English.
- The Company to cut balance sheet is a truncated form for headline purposes
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"to cut" is the infinitive
The company is to cut its balance sheet by 25% or The company is about to cut its balance sheet by 25% would be better English.
The Company to cut balance sheet is a truncated form for headline purposes
The company is to cut its balance sheet by 25% or The company is about to cut its balance sheet by 25% would be better English.
The Company to cut balance sheet is a truncated form for headline purposes
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Tim NewThe Company to cut balance sheet is a truncated form for headline purposesI'm just wondering for an equality of them (phrases in bold).
Thank you.
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Hi,
The company to cut balance sheer by 25%.
A couple more comments.
1. Such a headline would not normally include the word 'the'.
ie Company to cut balance sheer by 25%.
2. As a non-accountant, I think it sounds a bit odd to say 'cut its balance sheet'. What does that mean? I'd normally expect something like 'reduce its balance sheet liabilitie
The company to cut balance sheer by 25%.
A couple more comments.
1. Such a headline would not normally include the word 'the'.
ie Company to cut balance sheer by 25%.
2. As a non-accountant, I think it sounds a bit odd to say 'cut its balance sheet'. What does that mean? I'd normally expect something like 'reduce its balance sheet liabilitie
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Hi Clive. Thank you for answering.
Clive looked very quickly at some of the references to 'cut its balance sheet' on Google, and most of them seem to be from a single report on the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Is it possible that the writer of this just invented an imprecise expression?Yes, it's. [:$] "Sheer" is a typo. Actually I borrowed it from
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Hi,
If it were an ordinary sentence, would "company" take "the"?
Yes, you'd need all the proper grammar.
Clive
If it were an ordinary sentence, would "company" take "the"?
Yes, you'd need all the proper grammar.
Clive
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