EDITOR@WORK: online headlines

HEADLINE FOUND ONLINE: Experts: They're less dangerous than you think

It sounds like the experts aren't dangerous, but the article is about coyotes. I suspect they wanted to use a subhead to get the coyotes in there, but we didn't see it.

If they had substituted COYOTES ARE for THEY'RE, it would have worked.

Don't feel bad; I've messed up headlines, too.

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HEADLINE FOUND ONLINE: Put your best fork forward: Celebrating National Nutrition Month

They replaced best foot with best fork; I like it. It's food for thought.

ANOTHER HEADLINE FOUND ONLINE: Foods to boost your immunity: East these 5 super foods to boost your immunity

The headline writer used East when he/she meant Eat. I wonder if English was a second or third language for this person. The story was on India.com.

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