Strategies of Efficient Communication in English

Typical linguistic features of newspaper headlines

AP source: Chris Brown destroys dressing room (Sursa AP: Chris Brown distruge un vestiar)
NEW YORK - Chris Brown trashed his dressing room at "Good Morning America" and broke a window with a chair Tuesday after co-host Robin Roberts asked him about his attack on Rihanna, according to a person familiar with the show. (NEW YORK - Chris Brown si-a distrus camera de dressing la "Good Morning America" i a spart o fereastr cu un scaun mari, dup ce co-gazda Robin Roberts l-a ntrebat despre atacul lui asupra Rihannei, sustine o persoana apropiata show-ului). http://www.dailynews.com the use of the present tense of verbs : destroys

FDI cap on insurance a deterrent, says Warren Buffett

American investor, industrialist and philanthropist Warren E. Buffett said on Tuesday that he was seeking to invest in large economies like India, Brazil and China. (Investitor american, industria i filantrop, Warren E. Buffett a declarat mari c el cauta s investeasc n marile economii, precum India, Brazilia i China.) http://www.thehindu.com

the suppression of declarative verbs and the dissappearance of signs of speech ( quotation marks; personal pronouns)

It's Fiesta time again (E timpul pentru Fiesta)

If the Fiesta set a benchmark for ride and handling, the new Fiesta S raises it to a new level. Hormazd Sorabjee drives the car through crowded Thai towns. (n cazul n care Fiesta a stabilit un model pentru plimbare i control, noul model Fiesta S se ridic la un nou nivel. Hormazd Sorabjee conduce masina prin oraele aglomerate Thai.)

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the widespread use of puns, word play and alliteration : Its Fiesta time again its very similar with the expression Its party time! because fiesta means party.

Obama in El Salvador to meet President Mauricio Funes (Obama in El Salvador pentru a-l intalni pe Presedintele Mauricio Funes)
US President Barack Obama has arrived in El Salvador, on the final leg of his five-day trip to Latin America.(Preedintele american Barack Obama a ajuns n El Salvador, pe traseul final al cltoriei sale de cinci zile catre America Latin.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12823048 the omission of articles : to meet

Missing teen (15) is found dead (Tanar de 15 ani gasit mort)

A SIX-DAY search for a 15-year-old pupil ended yesterday when his partly decomposed body was found next to his home in Centurion.(O cutare de ase Zile a unui elev de 15 ani, s-a ncheiat ieri, cnd corpul su parial descompus a fost gsit lng casa lui din Centurion.) http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2011/03/22/missing-teen-15-is-found-dead the supression of spatial and particularly temporal markers

Woman's bid to help injured wife (Incercarea unei femei de a ajuta sotia ranita)
The neighbour of man accused of murdering his wife has told a court how she tried to help the North Yorkshire postmistress before paramedics arrived.(Vecinul omului acuzat de uciderea soiei sale a declarat n instan modul n care ea a ncercat s-o ajute pe ... din North Yorkshire nainte de sosirea paramedicilor). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-12823928 the use of short words ( bid instead of attempt)