More modest use of headlinese can convey a more conversational and engaged tone and the like. From Wordnik.com. [Language Log] Reference
In particular, if the conventions of headlinese allow you to omit certain material, you must. From Wordnik.com. [Language Log] Reference
The Columbia Journalism Review even published two anthologies of ambiguous headlinese in the 1980s, with the classic titles "Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim" and. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
The simplifications of headlinese eliminate all sorts of clues to structure and meaning, forcing the reader to fall back on context, background knowledge, plausibility, and the like. From Wordnik.com. [Language Log] Reference
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