Friday 29 June 2012

Understatement

There are some significant differences between the cultures of US and UK journalism, as becomes pretty clear from even a quick scan of the headlines. Usually I think the British headline writers show more verve and humour, but sometimes the American approach wins out, as in this case where the Telegraph's story is reported in the Chronicle under the truly delicious title Foreign Students Said to Get a Leg Up in Admission to British Universities.


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