Comments on: Hitting out at a headline http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/29/hitting-out-at-a-headline/ Reader reaction to Reuters news Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:24:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Richard Ingles http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/29/hitting-out-at-a-headline/#comment-338627 Richard Ingles Fri, 02 May 2008 05:34:58 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/29/hitting-out-at-a-headline/#comment-338627 The truth needs no moderation. The truth needs no moderation.

]]> By: NoWhereNear http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/29/hitting-out-at-a-headline/#comment-338518 NoWhereNear Thu, 01 May 2008 04:32:30 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/29/hitting-out-at-a-headline/#comment-338518 It is a typo I believe. The line should read as - "Obama hits-it-off at Clinton for negative campaign." No? It is a typo I believe. The line should read as -

“Obama hits-it-off at Clinton for negative campaign.”

No?

]]> By: Dan http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/29/hitting-out-at-a-headline/#comment-338485 Dan Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:50:19 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/29/hitting-out-at-a-headline/#comment-338485 I've never heard "hit off". It's very obscure. I’ve never heard “hit off”. It’s very obscure.

]]> By: Da6d http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/29/hitting-out-at-a-headline/#comment-338440 Da6d Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:47:25 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/gbu/2008/04/29/hitting-out-at-a-headline/#comment-338440 Not everybody reading news articles has a dictionary at the ready. I consider myself reasonably capable with language, and I had not, to my best recollection, ever heard of that usage for "hit". I am all for more erudite newswriters, but leaning on obscurity does not help anyone. Not everybody reading news articles has a dictionary at the ready. I consider myself reasonably capable with language, and I had not, to my best recollection, ever heard of that usage for “hit”.

I am all for more erudite newswriters, but leaning on obscurity does not help anyone.

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