Read this article title and tell me who you think was arrested, I want to see if my English is as bad as I think (1 Viewer)

[belljr]

N.J. man sought in killing of woman, her daughter arrested in Maryland​

 

[otb_lifer]

the man were arrested for the double dip

it's horrible headline structure, but, ehhh ... i got it.

 

[belljr]

I've been following the story and when i opened the link today I was like the daughter was arrested?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

My sentence structures are not always the best, but if they just substituted "and" for the comma it would make sense.

 

[jobarules]

N.J. man sought in killing of woman, her daughter arrested in Maryland​

NJ man was arrested

 

[belljr]

ok i not good with teh werds then

 

[jobarules]

I've been following the story and when i opened the link today I was like the daughter was arrested?

Well if it was the daughter arrested it would've been two sentences.

 

[RCon]

My sentence structures are not always the best, but if they just substituted "and" for the comma it would make sense.

This.

As written, it implies that the man and the woman's daughter both participated in the killing, the daughter was arrested, and the man is still at large.

 

[Snoopy]

Replace the comma with "and".

 

[rockaction]

This sentence is FUBAR’d. No saving it.

 

[hagmania]

This sentence is FUBAR’d. No saving it.

NJ man arrested in Maryland; sought in killing of woman, her daughter

 

[rockaction]

This sentence is FUBAR’d. No saving it.

NJ man arrested in Maryland; sought in killing of woman, her daughter

How is he being sought if he’s already arrested?

FUBAR’d.

 

[rockaction]

Previously sought N. Y. man arrested in Md.; charged with murder of mother and daughter

 

[rockaction]

Needs a massive, massive edit

 

[rockaction]

Seems like a dangling modifier or something of that ilk

 

[massraider]

Needs a massive, massive edit

New Jersey man sought in killing of woman, but it's probably for the best that she's dead, because her deadbeat daughter was just arrested!

 

[hagmania]

This sentence is FUBAR’d. No saving it.

NJ man arrested in Maryland; sought in killing of woman, her daughter

How is he being sought if he’s already arrested?

FUBAR’d.

My hands are clean of this one

 

[rockaction]

My hands are clean of this one

I'm baptizing myself in this headline. I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

[mr. furley]

online news articles these days are written either by HS kids in English classes, or poorly scripted AI

 

[jhib]

My sentence structures are not always the best, but if they just substituted "and" for the comma it would make sense.

And if space is an issue, lose the two unneeded dots in NJ and use &.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Fifth grade English was a problem for somebody.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

ok i not good with teh werds then

We knew to pay extra attention because of the thread subject. If I'd come across that title while scrolling through a website and not knowingly looking to make sense of it I'd probably have made the same mistake.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I know it's good for a chuckle, but the person who wrote that headline is probably being promoted as we speak. The media doesn't employ our best and brightest.

 

[brun]

I think it's fine. I just wish it included a couple words to indicate why the daughter was arrested.

 

[steelerfan1]

What’s that in the road, a head?
What’s that in the road ahead?

What’s this funny little thing called, love?
What’s this funny little thing called love

 

[skol asylum]

Fixed:

New Jersey murder suspect arrested in Maryland​