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Look at this headline and tell me what it means:

"29-year-old woman allegedly stabbed in the neck with a screwdriver"

Allegedly? Was she not stabbed or is it that they don't know what stabbed her?

This is on the story's first line:

"A 39-year-old male is in custody after allegedly stabbing a 29-year-old woman in the neck"

I wish people would pay attention to what they say. When writing, it's very important to make sure that the words you've chosen actually convey the true idea.

Look at this headline and tell me what it means: "29-year-old woman allegedly stabbed in the neck with a screwdriver" Allegedly? Was she not stabbed or is it that they don't know what stabbed her? This is on the story's first line: "A 39-year-old male is in custody after allegedly stabbing a 29-year-old woman in the neck" I wish people would pay attention to what they say. When writing, it's very important to make sure that the words you've chosen actually convey the true idea.

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[–] ChadThunderCock -1 points (+0|-1)

It's safer to hedge the language. What if her injuries weren't from being stabbed with a screwdriver but something else instead? She might say she was stabbed with a screwdriver, but we don't know that for sure yet.

"Woman suffers neck injuries from apparent screwdriver stabbing" would convey the same information and be correct.