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[-] Kayana@ttrpg.network 31 points 1 day ago

Not only is that headline's grammar exceptional(ly bad), for a moment I thought the developer of Control was named Alan Wake. Like, how did they manage to butcher that so badly?

[-] thisisdee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If that’s what they meant, there would have been a comma after “Control developer” I believe.

[-] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

This is not the place for commas. This calls for a slash.

Alan Wake / Control developer agrees

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

No, it doesn't say "Control developer Alan Wake ..."

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

That's a perfectly normal headline composition.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago
[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

Sure, but "good" is subjective. I had no confusion from the headline and like that it was direct and to the point.

[-] Banichan@dormi.zone -3 points 1 day ago

I can tell you weren't on newspaper staff

[-] PoopingCough@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

News headlines aren't limited by space on physical paper anymore. If your headline is confusing because of traditions based on outdated limitations it's not a good headline imo.

[-] Banichan@dormi.zone -5 points 1 day ago

Your opinion doesn't outweigh decades of an entire industry

[-] Tuuli@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

That headline would have been rejected decades ago.

[-] PoopingCough@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

K. Nor do industry traditions invalidate my opinion.

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