'Page not found' is popular web response phrase. What grammar behind such a use of verb 'find' is? For me it's expected to read 'Page is not found' or 'has not been'.
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It's a shortened form that is also used in (newspaper) headlines, like Minister killed in coup. The verb be is often left out in these shortened sentences, because people can understand the sentence even when it is left out. It's sometimes known as headlinese.– oerkelensCommented Aug 2, 2016 at 12:28
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Thanks, haven't heard about that! Would you like to copy you comment to be marked as rightanswer?– kassieCommented Aug 2, 2016 at 12:31
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2Possible duplicate of Usage of Found and Find– JavaLatteCommented Aug 2, 2016 at 12:49
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It's a shortened form that is also used in (newspaper) headlines, like Minister killed in coup. The verb be is often left out in these shortened sentences, because people can understand the sentence even when it is left out. It's sometimes known as headlinese.
Some examples from current news.google:
If you go through the headlines, you'll notice that other things are sometimes left out as well, to shorten the sentence. In paper newspapers, the space for headlines was limited, so editors became sometimes quite inventive in shortening them while still conveying the message.
