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Chicago Man is ungovernable (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

No journal would write 'off of' in a headline

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Why not?

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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:

Chicago man used grabber toy to steal police firearms, arrested

[–] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

But that headline is far less amusing to read

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 6 months ago

Never seen a British tabloid?

[–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wrong preposition and 'of' doesn't follow 'off'.

[–] Darthjaffacake@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Nah it makes sense

[–] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 1 points 6 months ago

Nah, and certainly not for a news headline

[–] platypus_plumba@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

And even worse "Off of Officers". That just sounds ridiculous.