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Nermin Posted 20 years ago
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old and new newspapers front pages
Hi
Can you help me to know what are the differences between the language used in the old newspapers front pages and the new one ?
I have also some headlines i cant find the differences between them
the old one :
1- Latest news from wrecked titanic does not lessen its magnitude
2- 1,242 missing ; 868 saved from titanic ; hope of more rescues abandoned
the new one :
1- city hot for cold storgae business
2- grants help fight crime in gary area
3-therapists seek relief from country ordinance
4- today is 06\06\06 . is this the birthday of evil ?
5- CTA secrets revealed
6- Angry? you may need a doctor .
Can you help me to know what are the differences between the language used in the old newspapers front pages and the new one ?
I have also some headlines i cant find the differences between them
the old one :
1- Latest news from wrecked titanic does not lessen its magnitude
2- 1,242 missing ; 868 saved from titanic ; hope of more rescues abandoned
the new one :
1- city hot for cold storgae business
2- grants help fight crime in gary area
3-therapists seek relief from country ordinance
4- today is 06\06\06 . is this the birthday of evil ?
5- CTA secrets revealed
6- Angry? you may need a doctor .
Top answer
When you talk about "old" and "new" newspaper headlines, I assume you are talking about an older style from the 19th and earlier 20th centuries as compared with the style of newspaper headlines today. You don't give many examples of the older style which makes it difficult to comment. However, taking just the first headline " Latest news from wrecked titanic does not lessen its magnitude" you will notice several points: 1) It uses complete sentences and does not shun large words.
- When you talk about "old" and "new" newspaper headlines, I assume you are talking about an older style from the 19th and earlier 20th centuries as compared with the style of newspaper headlines today.
- You don't give many examples of the older style which makes it difficult to comment.
- However, taking just the first headline " Latest news from wrecked titanic does not lessen its magnitude" you will notice several points: 1) It uses complete sentences and does not shun large words.
- It is sober and literary, not slangy.
- Compare this with the headline " city hot for cold storgae business ", which uses slang ("city hot", meaning there is strong interest or vibrant business activity) and rather cheap word play ("city HOT for COLD storage business").
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When you talk about "old" and "new" newspaper headlines, I assume you are talking about an older style from the 19th and earlier 20th centuries as compared with the style of newspaper headlines today.
You don't give many examples of the older style which makes it difficult to comment.
However, taking just the first headline "Latest news from wrecked t
You don't give many examples of the older style which makes it difficult to comment.
However, taking just the first headline "Latest news from wrecked t
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