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[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Headline should specify that it's a prop from a movie, not an actual piece of the ship

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

People just don't read enough anymore to read titles correctly.

  • One of the people who didn't read the title correctly.
[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I didn't say that was it's title but general when referring to something you can use "the" proceeding it, like "the Brooklyn bridge". Or like "door from THE titanic sold for..." You wouldn't say "door from titanic sold for ..."

When you WOULD phrase it like that is when 'Titanic' is a title and you are referencing it in a headline.

[–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I knew this from basic grammar lessons in grade school. I didn't even graduate high school. I'm a bit sad this needs to be explained.

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe if you're American 🤢

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

It's a Us based publication you silly goose, why wouldn't they use proper grammar for that context?

Get out of here with that incivility

[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Part of me wants to buy it to see if Leo and Kate could have just shared it.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

There was a mythbusters episode about that one and they found out that they could have.