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minus-square@tegs_terry@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish10•5 months agoNo journal would write ‘off of’ in a headline
minus-square@dejected_warp_core@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•5 months agoIt’s bad grammar. “from” says the same thing in fewer words, which is generally how news headlines are structured. A tighter headline would be: Chicago man used grabber toy to steal police firearms, arrested
minus-square@tegs_terry@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish0•5 months agoWrong preposition and ‘of’ doesn’t follow ‘off’.
minus-square@tegs_terry@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoNah, and certainly not for a news headline
minus-square@platypus_plumba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•5 months agoAnd even worse “Off of Officers”. That just sounds ridiculous.
No journal would write ‘off of’ in a headline
Why not?
It’s bad grammar. “from” says the same thing in fewer words, which is generally how news headlines are structured.
A tighter headline would be:
But that headline is far less amusing to read
Never seen a British tabloid?
Wrong preposition and ‘of’ doesn’t follow ‘off’.
Nah it makes sense
Nah, and certainly not for a news headline
And even worse “Off of Officers”. That just sounds ridiculous.