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minus-squareMizuTama [he/him, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·13 hours agoI’m starting to think journalists watch action shows for their headline vocab: BLASTS SLAMS STRIKES BACK
minus-squareBeaver [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·13 hours agoI have never once in my life said aloud the word “BLAST” in the way that journos use it.
minus-squareMizuTama [he/him, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 hours agoActually, it gives off comic book sound effect vibes imma parlay on KAPOWs entering journalistic lexicon in 10 years.
I’m starting to think journalists watch action shows for their headline vocab:
BLASTS
SLAMS
STRIKES BACK
I have never once in my life said aloud the word “BLAST” in the way that journos use it.
Actually, it gives off comic book sound effect vibes
imma parlay on KAPOWs entering journalistic lexicon in 10 years.