Most people have no more definite idea of liberty than that it consists in being compelled by law to do as they like – Ambrose Bierce
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Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Translating Headlines
Swifties give fans second chance of seeing Eras Tour after Vienna gigs cancelled
It must be a sign of age when a chap reads a headline like this and can't go further without a translation. Yet the headline is not technical, not academic and supposedly written in English,
It's strange though, because even without a translation I decided to go no further. There is a hidden meaning even I can translate. It says "Don't Bother."
I'm guessing that a Swiftie isn't the same as a Quickie?
ReplyDeleteThe main word that sticks out to me in that sentence, and says don't bother, is 'Fans'.
ReplyDeleteFans are always annoying
Headlines are a 'hook' to get you to read on (and more importantly expose your brain to adverts). A wise fish ignores a hook, especially an empty one.
ReplyDeleteI say, I say, I say, what's the difference between a Kamala and a Dromedary?
ReplyDeleteThe Dromedary says "I got to where I am today with just one hump."
decnine - it could be, or a knee-trembler. After translating the headline it seems to explain at least some of the enthusiasm.
ReplyDeleteBucko - I'm surprised anyone wants to be a fan in the sense of submerging their personality. Maybe they don't take much submerging.
DJ - and there are so many of them, virtually the whole of mainstream media is a hook jungle.
dearieme - ha ha - she's a joke and almost seems to know it at times.