Thread: Cold War between US and Russia (again)?

Cold War between US and Russia

Deb who do you mean by 'us'? You and your neighbor?
Tell me the truth, should it be "the US"?
Please!

Originally Posted by Medved

Deb who do you mean by 'us'? You and your neighbor?
Tell me the truth, should it be "the US"?
Please!

Sorry, Medved... so many years of working as a journalist have changed the way I write. Technically, maybe I should have used a "the" and said "the US" but in news writing we often say "US" without "the" and it became a habit for me. It is still acceptable grammar, by the way.

Examples of some current news headlines which do not use "the" when referring to the US:

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/23...ecruited-in-us
"NY Rep. King: Al-Shabab recruited in US"

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/9/16/headlines
"US, Russia Reach Deal to Destroy Syria’s Chemical Weapons"

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...98N0OJ20130924
"At UN, Brazil's Rousseff blasts US spying as breach of law"

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/24/world/...day/?hpt=po_c2
"US and Iranian presidents share U.N. spotlight"