Discussion BBC and US Virus

[The Lonelier Island]

What in the god's name is written here?

A horrible grammatical error from a global news broadcaster.

 

[JollyLNB]

What nonsense, @DJ Roy bro? They clearly mean the COVID-19 cases in the US. They are not trying to tell us that the virus is American or anything.

 

[The Lonelier Island]

What nonsense, @DJ Roy bro? They clearly mean the COVID-19 cases in the US. They are not trying to tell us that the virus is American or anything.

I am illiterate. Please explain the sentence "Surge in US virus cases" to me.

If you think I am wrong. You can cross-check with your grammar teacher.

 

[Abhinav]

Please explain the sentence "Surge in US virus cases". If you think I am wrong. Screenshot it sent it to US embassy or your grammar teacher.

You are thinking too much over it. The meaning of title can be understood clearly with the sub headings mentioned below. Title could have been 'surge of virus cases in US' but still it's not a big deal.

 

[The Lonelier Island]

You are thinking too much over it. The meaning of title can be understood clearly with the sub headings mentioned below. Title could have been 'surge of virus cases in US' but still it's not a big deal.

It's a big deal because it's coming from a global news broadcasters. Not some local regional news broadcaster.

 

[dino29]

Maybe some diff in how british or american english is written. Not a major issue. Had it been written like in inverted commas ( "US Virus") then it would have reflected a wrong intention or meaning

 

[The Lonelier Island]

Okay, intolerant representative of BBC. Today they put "US" on top. Then put the rest of the sentence at bottom. Not in between. Don't be a sheep. Big broadcasters can make mistakes too.

 

[kskies2]

What in the god's name is written here?
A horrible grammatical error from a global news broadcaster.

It looks fine to me. Far from a grammatical error, this is the typical format of news headlines in English. Its meaning can be extrapolated and interpreted easily with context.

• First, the meaning of the term virus cases can be further expanded into cases of the virus.
• Second, the addition of the geographical descriptor US, as in US virus cases, can be fully expanded into cases of the virus in the United States.

In a news headline, we want to reduce this statement into a short and concise form. Hence, US virus cases is appropriate here.