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Roky0071 Posted 10 years ago
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People wait patiently in the queues or people waiting patiently in the queues
During demonetization In India,I see a lot of "people are waiting patiently in the queues all over India at ATMs,Banks etc" and the English news channel is showing this news in their headlines as "People wait patiently in the queues." This is the context.
My questions are as follows
1.I know that news headlines are in present simple for immediacy and progressive for changing events. In this case,It should be "People waiting patiently in the queues" Why is present simple "People wait patiently in the queues" used here?
2.For news headlines,do the two sentences "People wait patiently in the queues" and "people waiting patiently in the queues" carry the same meaning?
My questions are as follows
1.I know that news headlines are in present simple for immediacy and progressive for changing events. In this case,It should be "People waiting patiently in the queues" Why is present simple "People wait patiently in the queues" used here?
2.For news headlines,do the two sentences "People wait patiently in the queues" and "people waiting patiently in the queues" carry the same meaning?
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" This is the context. I know that news headlines are in present simple for immediacy and progressive for changing events. In this case,It should be "People waiting patiently in the queues" Why is present simple "People wait patiently in the queues" used here?
- " This is the context.
- I know that news headlines are in present simple for immediacy and progressive for changing events.
- In this case,It should be "People waiting patiently in the queues" Why is present simple "People wait patiently in the queues" used here?
- For news headlines,do the two sentences "People wait patiently in the queues" and "people waiting patiently in the queues" carry the same meaning?
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During demonetization In India,I see a lot of "people are waiting patiently in the queues all over India at ATMs,Banks etc" and the English news channel is showing this news in their headlines as "People wait patiently in the queues." This is the context.
My questions are as follows
1.I know that news headlines are in present simple for immediacy and progressive for changing ev
My questions are as follows
1.I know that news headlines are in present simple for immediacy and progressive for changing ev
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Both are appropriate and correct.
For headlines, brevity (the fewest number of letters) is very important.
Which is shorter? (Note that "the" can be deleted.)
People wait patiently inthe queues.
People are waiting patiently inthe queues.
Even if they make a fragment (not a sentence), you can compare the length. Which is shorter?
People wait
For headlines, brevity (the fewest number of letters) is very important.
Which is shorter? (Note that "the" can be deleted.)
People wait patiently in
People are waiting patiently in
Even if they make a fragment (not a sentence), you can compare the length. Which is shorter?
People wait
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