[Ads-l] "a homeless"

[Galen Buttitta]

It’s probably an erroneous omission.

– Galen Buttitta, Protagonist

> On Dec 3, 2019, at 19:23, Mark Mandel <markamandel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> "Homeless" is used as a singular noun in this *photo caption* in an NBC
> News article:
> 
> A homeless begs for money on April 6, 2018 in New York.
> *Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / VIEW press/Corbis via Getty Images file*
> 
> *Headline*:
> The City of Newark sues New York City, claims NYC is “coercing” homeless to
> move to New Jersey
> *Dec. 3, 2019, 1:28 PM EST /Updated Dec. 3, 2019, 3:33 PM EST*
> *•By David K. Li*
> 
> *URL*:
> https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/city-newark-sues-new-york-city-claims-nyc-coercing-homeless-n1094986
> 
> As confirmed by the text of the article, the same word in the headline is
> the usual plural, which normally has no singular. Note that the photo has
> no direct relation to the story, being over a year and a half older.
> 
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