this post was submitted on 09 May 2024
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It's bad grammar. "from" says the same thing in fewer words, which is generally how news headlines are structured.

A tighter headline would be:

Chicago man used grabber toy to steal police firearms, arrested

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

But that headline is far less amusing to read

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Never seen a British tabloid?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wrong preposition and 'of' doesn't follow 'off'.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Nah, and certainly not for a news headline