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Carter Lee Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Siemens to buy Mentor-Graphics, why it use 'to'?

HI,
I ran across this sentence such as 'Siemens to buy Mentor-Graphics' but I don't understand something why do this ise 'to'?

Can we just do write such as Siemens buy Mentor-Graphics?
  

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Carter Lee I ran across this sentence It is not a sentence. It is a headline. Headlines leave out words.

— CalifJim

  • Carter Lee I ran across this sentence It is not a sentence.
  • It is a headline.
  • Headlines leave out words.
  • Siemens is going to buy Mentor-Graphics.
  • CJ
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Carter LeeI ran across this sentence
It is not a sentence. It is a headline. Headlines leave out words.

Siemens is going to buy Mentor-Graphics.

CJ
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CalifJim Carter LeeI ran across this sentenceIt is not a sentence. It is a headline. Headlines leave out words.Siemens is going to buy Mentor-Graphics.CJ
Can you walk me through about what does it mean 'Headlines leave out words.'?
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Carter LeeHeadlines leave out words.
Some words are omitted in headlines. Headlines are the few words that you see at the top of a news article.

CJ
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