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#2 (permalink) Tue Oct 31, 2006 17:52 pm 'Gambler who swindled old out of…': the headline style |
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Hi Tamara
Based on the sum of money quoted, I'd assume the headline is referring to old (elderly, retired, etc.) people. 8)
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#3 (permalink) Tue Oct 31, 2006 18:16 pm Old |
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Hi Tamara,
As Amy says 2.3 million is a lot for one person. Anyhow you can't just say 'old' and refer to one person only. It has to be old woman/ old man/ old devil and so on.
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#4 (permalink) Tue Oct 31, 2006 22:06 pm 'Gambler who swindled old out of…': the headline style |
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Hmm. So if I put ?15 000 in the above headline, no one could be sure about the number of the swindled?…
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#5 (permalink) Tue Oct 31, 2006 22:22 pm 'Gambler who swindled old out of…': the headline style |
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Hi Tamara
I think it would be unlikely that (even) a newspaper would simply write "old" if it were in reference to only one person.
I'd have been happier if they'd written "elderly" in the headline instead of "old", but maybe they were simply running low on ink. :lol:
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#6 (permalink) Tue Oct 31, 2006 22:33 pm 'Gambler who swindled old out of…': the headline style |
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Hi, Amy
Perhaps, you're right about ink. :) Metro is a free newspaper. You just take it at the station, read it on the train and leave on the seat before getting out. _________________ It’s impossible to learn swimming without entering the water… |
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