• ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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    2 months ago

    I agree that cars get given cop voice, but this particular example I’m not sure how you could reword that sentence. I think I would say “train derails after striking x” regardless of what the object was.

    Train derails after striking cow escaped from pasture. Train derails after striking fallen log.

      • RNAi [he/him]
        hexagon
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        2 months ago

        I like hearing the important part first, here being "train derails"

        • ThermonuclearEgg [she/her, they/them]
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          2 months ago

          Fair enough but establishing a causative form is critical here. As written, the train is to blame for striking the car in the same way a car is to blame for striking the pedestrian.

      • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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        2 months ago

        I like this one, “Train derailed by” I think is good, I don’t like the ones that start the sentence with the car. Even though the car is at fault, “Train derails” is the most important piece of information if you only came out with two words.

    • RNAi [he/him]
      hexagon
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      edit-2
      2 months ago

      Train derails due to car crossing a red light

      Car crossing red light causes train derailment