Phrases to avoid in headlines and ledes, part 294
It’s offical: Fev at “Headsup: The Blog” agrees with one of my previous admonitions.
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Oh no, they didn’t!
The Gazette’s A1 hed on Wednesday, Nov. 5:
The Gazette’s sports section hed on Sunday, Nov. 9:
I already complained about Wednesday’s Obama hed. Reusing the hed — down to the exclamation point! — a second time this week doesn’t make it better. As the ancient Chinese proverb goes: Cliché me once, shame on you; cliché [...]
