October 05, 2001 • Page Image 11
…For Openers What I Meant Was g:Mr? 9cha, 0 ne old adage tells us to say what we mean and mean what we say. Both apply to the writing of newspaper headlines, except that sometimes there's a short circuit and the creator of the headline fails to realize that the words can be taken different ways. In trying to be economical with words, the creators of the follow- ing headlines did nor know what havoc would be created on the world scene: • Ira...…

















































