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HMFindlay Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

You're watching BBC World: Here are the headlines....

0ITALY CRISIS - Italian crisis is getting worse.02br
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00INDIA ELECTION02br
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00MALAYSIA PARLIAMENTARY02br
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00MEXICO MUDSLIDE02br
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00Is it also ok to say Italy's Crisis or Italian Crisis and India's Election or Indian Election instead of those stated above?02br
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00What makes difference though? 050010id7
  

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0Hi,02br
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01font00ITALY CRISIS - Italian crisis is getting worse.02font02br
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01font00INDIA ELECTION02font02br
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01font00MALAYSIA PARLIAMENTARY02font02br
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01font00MEXI
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0Hi,02br
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00What major areas of writing would one employ this form of truncation beside headlines?02br
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00If the answer to the question requires too much to cover, then narrow it down to the academic circle. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00I can't think of any, offhand.02br
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00However, please remember that quite alot of our everyday speech is fragmentary. It's only in grammar books that everyone always speaks in perfect sentences.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0 Does this apply only in journalism or can I use it to write report for school work? 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00I suggest that you should write titles for your school reports more carefully. If you want to post a few examples, we can tell you if they sound OK.02br
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00Clive0-
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0 What I mean is, is it OK to apply those headlines stuff into normal essay report in school? For example writing about Italian Identity Crisis as Italy Identity Crisis? 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00No, that's not a good idea. You should try to follow the standard rules of grammar in school reports, and also use a reasonable level of formality.02br
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00Clive0-
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