Clayton math teacher awarded

[NorthNone]

Does this headline seem strange to anyone else?
"Clayton math teacher awarded"


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[sleipnir214]

It seems odd to my ear, too.

When used as a verb, award is generally used as a transitive verb. So it might be that the usage seems stilted because we're missing a following direct object which tells us that what awarded to the teacher.




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[LNBruno]

Who received the Clayton math teacher? And for what?

Yeah, it does seem a bit off. Maybe "Clayton math teacher rewarded?" Having spent a bit of time in a newsroom, I know how editors have to truncate for available space.

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[Stella740pl]

This what I found through Google:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/ne...91154A4AC9F85A50862573870010B3FB?OpenDocument

The complete title of the article would have been "Clayton high school mathematics teacher Curtis James has been awarded $25,000 cash prize by California's Milken Family Foundation simply for being a good teacher."

 

[Stella740pl]

Sorry, I didn't notice the [same] link in the original post, or, rather, I mistook it for a signature and liked the look. Is this what links look like now? Have never seen that paper clip before.

 

[ESquared]

Yes please give: what tag did you use to make the paperclip icon/sunken link?

 

[LNBruno]

See Step 3 Attachment in the Post section.

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[Stella740pl]

Oh. Do you really need to use an attachment to post a link to a publicly available article? I just copy and paste it.

I thought the attachment is for files stored elsewhere, on your personal server, or some file storage site.

But looks good.

 

[SantaMufasa]

Clayton math teacher awarded

As usual, the weak, passive voice grates in my mind. I would much rather have seen the headline:

Clayton math teacher receives cash award

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[NorthNone]

Thanks, everyone! Regarding the attachment way to show a link, I was following the procedure used by another forum and forgot the Tek-Tips way. Thanks to LNBruno for explaining it.
NorthNone

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[CajunCenturion]

NorthNone - The attachment option is fairly new to Tek-Tips, and used it as intended. It is one one of several acceptable Tek-Tips methods.


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[rolm9751]

It is proper for a newspaper headline. Historically, newspapers have always done this. Originally, it was a practical way to minimize the time it took to set the type, and to conserve characters. Now it's more about saving space, page layout, and making more room for advertising.

 

[philhege]

...making more room for advertising.

Quoted for truth.

Speaking of pithy headlines, we need to start a headline contest thread. You know, like

SIX NIX CHIX FLIX

or whatever that Variety headline was.