I read an article of the link below:    My question is why the subject "Hong Kong protester" in the title has no article "a" and similarly the specific word "China's Communist Party" has no article "the" in front of them, even though those articles are put in front of each word in the body.  Would anybody be able to tell me why in this case?
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Is there a particular term for the abbreviated language used in headlines (the removal of at least articles and conjunctions)?
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When I'm addressing someone in writing, such as on a forum or other public space, will I need a comma(s) before/after/surrounding their name?  For example:     Thanks for that information Greg we're here to help.
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I arrived at the printer room this afternoon to collect my printing and I happened to notice that someone was yet to collect a printout of  that has been all over the scientific news the last few days/weeks. Of course, I was curious, so I had a peek.  It struck me that there was only one author... until I saw the asterisk indicating a full list of authors could be found at the end of the article.  There I found three full pages of authors. I have no intention of counting the exact number, but a quick estimate by word count suggests there are over 1000 authors from 133 institutions.  You always need to give credit where credit is due, that is a given. But to put it in context, there are at most 7 words of article per author. In fact, I can think of a number of problems coming from so many authors (like who do you contact if you have a question - the list is alphabetical and there doesn't appear to be a designated contact person).  What is the value of listing so many authors and why should (or shouldn't) it happen?  Update: Thanks everyone for the thoughtful answers. As much as I want to choose an answer, I honestly cannot decide between the two most upvoted, so I'm going to abstain from choosing one.
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I was reading this today:  We look forward to following your progress.  Am I correct in thinking that it is missing a be or that -ing should be removed?  So  We look forward to be following your progress.  or  We look forward to follow your progress.  Interestingly I get the same jarring feeling when reading the examples here
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I found the following blog title without a question mark from :     How to ease Afghanistan’s progress in cricket   Is it grammatical, if we don't put question mark in questions of titles? I think this blog title should have been like this:     How to ease Afghanistan’s progress in cricket?   I also found the following blog title from  without a question mark:     Election rigging 101: How to steal a mandate   However, I found a question mark from other blog title of :     Elections 101: What is the ECP and what does it do on election day?
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Apple is somewhat notorious for omitting articles when talking about their products, and statements such as "People love iPhone" hit my ear a little strangely. But when I stopped to think about it, I realized that I wouldn't say "the Windows" or "the iWork".   I couldn't come up with a reason that I use the definite article before some product names and not others. Is there some sort of convention (probably not a hard-and-fast rule) for usage here?
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What's the difference in the usage of the article "the" with the word "author"? Why is the article "the" left in the second sentence?     She's the author of "The Power of Glamour," "The Future and Its   Enemies" and "The Substance of Style."       She's author of the new book,   “The Intimidation Game: How the Left is Silencing Free Speech.”
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Repeating the indefinite article. Is it a matter of style? If so, which quote is more natural [or maybe sounds better]?     My name is Amy Purdy, I am a survivor, snowboarder, founder of   Adaptive Action Sports, globetrotter and daydreamer.   vs.     My name is Amy Purdy, I am a survivor, a snowboarder, a founder of   Adaptive Action Sports, a globetrotter and a daydreamer.   Source: Amy Purdy Note: the first comma is from the source. It should be replaced by a period.
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What article should be used in the following sentence?     He was English by [a/the/] blood.   I feel there should be a zero article here, but I was taught that the zero article is impossible in English.
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I would expect the term "inspector general" to be "general inspector" instead.    In part, that may be because I know the German variant as "Generalinspekteur" of "Generalinspektor".  But I'm pretty sure it would be like this without knowing the German word, just from general language intuition.  So, why does the order of words make sense?    It would be interesting how it came to be like that - but that would not answer it alone. (An answer to  indicates it may be a method distinguish titles from general desrciptions.)
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Example with a context (news article: ):     In their last crime, the alleged robbers had grabbed more than 8 million rubles ($146,000) in an attack on a cash courier in May, police said.   What's wrong with saying the police said? What's the nuance? Check that article. Almost every time they use the word police, there's no article in front of it.
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I saw this in  on Stuff.  Who is Greek president?  Jose Barroso Karolos Papoulias Lucas Papademos Panagiotis Pikrammenos  (sic)  Surely the word &quot;the&quot; should be in there somewhere?  But I've heard, for example, &quot;US President Barack Obama&quot; used instead of &quot;the US President Barack Obama&quot;, so I'm curious if this construct is actually valid.
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After reading the question , I got the impression that (at least in the writers' field) the "corresponding author" flag could carry an implied meaning, such as "did more work than the other authors", or "is a more senior author". Is it the case?  I am in mathematics, a field where we typically sort the authors alphabetically, and I've never given any importance to that role (apart from "this author is willing to answer a couple of extra e-mails, if needed").
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Dear language professionals,  What are grounds for using shortish phrase "Life vest under your seat" on the warning sign on the planes.  Is it stylistically caused? If this style allows main verb omission? Or it is just an unmotivated verb omission?
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This question may seem to be very simple, but something I get confused whenever I want to speak.  I read a book entitled "re-start your English", and saw a sentence.     This is a leg. It is part of your body.      This is a neck. It is 'a' part of your body.   Why didn't they use 'a' in the first sentence? And why did they use one in the second one?  I'm not a native, so I hope you will please understand,  even if there's something awkward about my question.
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What is the rule for omitting/including the definite article in the following sentences:     I used to play piano.   I used to play the piano.   I would pick the first sentence, but I've heard people say the second sentence even when they are not referring to a specific piano. Which one is correct?
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According to one article reference book, it says we can omit articles (a, an, the) in front of the second, third,… nouns. Is it really acceptable from native English speakers' point of view? Is it really grammatically correct and allowed in writing? The book says it is so clear that each item (noun) is a different item, so we do not need to repeat the article.  Example 1:     I bought a lemon, melon, and pineapple.   Example 2:     I asked her to pass me the pen, eraser, and pencil sharpener.   I understand we can definitely place "a" in front of each noun, but could placing the articles (a, the) be redundant?