“STOCKS TO BAILOUT YOUR PORTFOLIO”

Nouns, Verbs

I saw this on television.

Problem:
A noun appears where a verb should appear.

Explanation:
I saw “STOCKS TO BAILOUT YOUR PORTFOLIO” yesterday in a banner over a broadcast of the television program “Cashin’ In” on Fox News Channel.

The word “bailout” — optionally spelled with a hyphen between “bail” and “out” — is a noun and in the context of the TV banner means an instance of coming to the financial rescue.

The writer of the TV banner should have used the verb phrase “bail out” instead of the noun “bailout”.

The verb phrase “bail out” in the context of the TV banner means to relieve in a financial crisis.

In other words, “bailout” and “bail out” are not synonyms!

Solution:
“STOCKS TO BAIL OUT YOUR PORTFOLIO”