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24th Aug 2013

The best and most tongue-twisting headline you’ll see this week

Now try and say that five times in a row without taking a breath…

Conor Heneghan

Now try and say that five times in a row without taking a breath…

Some sub-editors will tell you that writing an appropriate headline to a story can often be trickier than writing the story itself, but the folks at the Brighton Argus have it down to a fine art.

Their most recent effort is arguably their best effort to date, summing up a crisis amongst the Green Party in Brighton and Hove with the following sequence of words below, which may cause your tongue to twist a little, but should still be appreciated for the quality of word play at hand.

We shouldn’t really be surprised about the quality of headline writing in the Brighton Argus, however, particularly considering some of the genius efforts they’ve come up with in the past…

 

 

 

Hat-tip: The Poke

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