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Mitsuo23 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
What can you omit in titles?
I see "a"s or "the"s can be omitted in titles of newspapers or signs. e.g.) "Man nabbed in sect car with gas mask" or "In emergency use hummer to break windows" should be acceptable although they are grammatically incorrect.
My question is that is there any other words you omit customarily in this kind of sentences?
Thank you,
M
My question is that is there any other words you omit customarily in this kind of sentences?
Thank you,
M
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mitsuwao23 "In emergency use hummer to break windows" A "Hummer" is a Humvee. It is no longer in production. I see these gas-guzzlers on the streets sometimes, and they certainly could break any window with no effort at all!
- mitsuwao23 "In emergency use hummer to break windows" A "Hummer" is a Humvee.
- It is no longer in production.
- I see these gas-guzzlers on the streets sometimes, and they certainly could break any window with no effort at all!
- html mitsuwao23 My question is that is there any other words you omit customarily in this kind of sentences?
- Often helping verbs are omitted.
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mitsuwao23"In emergency use hummer to break windows"
A "Hummer" is a Humvee. It
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AlpheccaStarsBasically, anything that shortens the phrase without changing its essential meaning is game for omission.Thank you. I like the expression.
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