fossilesque@mander.xyz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agoPope Francis has died, the Vatican camerlengo, announcesapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down119cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zipnews@lemmy.worldworld@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1374arrow-down1external-linkPope Francis has died, the Vatican camerlengo, announcesapnews.comfossilesque@mander.xyz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square66linkfedilinkcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zipnews@lemmy.worldworld@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squarePrehensile_cloaca @lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·edit-223 days agoIt’s passive language. It should read: So and so announces, Pope Francis has died.
minus-squareWhats_your_reasoning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 days agoIf it were an ordinary sentence used in casual conversation, sure. But for a news headline, it makes sense to put the most important information at the beginning.
It’s passive language. It should read: So and so announces, Pope Francis has died.
If it were an ordinary sentence used in casual conversation, sure. But for a news headline, it makes sense to put the most important information at the beginning.