Friday, October 30, 2009

EDITOR'S DICTION

1. Probe ----- search
2. Plea------ appeal
3. Flay------- criticize
4. Fete------- festival
5. Fest
6. Bid------- propose
7. Nods------ agrees to
8. Stage
9. Slam------- Criticize, condemn
10. Stir------ Strike
11. Concern
12. Meets
13. Host------organize
14. Blames
15. Stir------- strike
16. Attempt
17. Toll----- death rate
18. Steps
19. Orders
20. Set for
21. Ban on mobiles
22. torpedo
23. seek /sought
24. condemns
25. retain
26. flay--------criticize, condemn
27. foiled------thwarted, made unsuccessful
28. mooted-------disputed, unsettled, doubtful
29. moots
30. opposed
31. hike
32. gears up
33. hoax
34. slams
35. blames
36. nod for
37. quits
38. louded
39. in jeopardy
40. hold /held
41. hoax, deception,
Joke
42. pat, lauded
43. set to
44. set for
45. scam
46. hit
47.

Headlines are in elliptical style
(ellipsis=omission of words):

Headlines are made up of short words, that should not exceed 7 words.
Headlines are precise, condensed and compressed expressions,
omitting auxiliaries like is/was are/were,have/has/had….
Headlines are mostly in Simple present tense

Bid to ban mobiles in campus
Quake jolts Kashmir Valley
EC orders shifting of Kannur Collector
Vasudev quits post
Rwy Minister resigns
Nod for women’s quota
Plea for protection
Plea to stop stir in medi College

Rain is set to arrive
Palestinians denied water
Campaign for national ban on Endosulfan
Paul murder: six accused denied bail
Steps sought to prevent animals from being hit
Veerendrakumar sees erosion of values in CPI(M):
Alleges enrolment of bogus voters in Kannur
Minister to hold talks with docrors
Elocution contest held
Cleanliness campaign held
Hold unconditional talks with Maoists:Arunthati
Archbishop laid to rest
Flight held up after bomb hoax call
No end to endosulfan woes
Two shot dead in Tripura
PDP not to back CPM
Isaac flays Hassan for Kudumbasree remarks
Revive pen power for social reforms
Rise to the occasion
Preparation of CW Games lagging behind
By 2015 India will be ready for manned moon mission
Jailbreak foiled
PM okays settlement

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