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I can take no more without protest. The BBC News website carries links by category into news reports. I have no idea who composes them but they're often misleading, often illiterate and frequently leave me utterly unaware of what the story is about. The BBC should pull its socks up.
As I see examples I'll drop them in here. The trigger for the thread, after all too many offences, is "Ammunition in policeman's mouth", the story to which is actually headlined "Bullet found lodged in mouth of Sutton St James siege officer". Bullet, yes. One refers, however, to a round of ammunition. A round of ammunition includes the casing, explosive charge and percussion cap as well as the bullet. A policeman with ammunition in his mouth would, perhaps, be hiding one or more rounds there, but it has nothing at all to do with these facts as presented. It's plain illiteracy and the BBC should be held to better standards.
As I see examples I'll drop them in here. The trigger for the thread, after all too many offences, is "Ammunition in policeman's mouth", the story to which is actually headlined "Bullet found lodged in mouth of Sutton St James siege officer". Bullet, yes. One refers, however, to a round of ammunition. A round of ammunition includes the casing, explosive charge and percussion cap as well as the bullet. A policeman with ammunition in his mouth would, perhaps, be hiding one or more rounds there, but it has nothing at all to do with these facts as presented. It's plain illiteracy and the BBC should be held to better standards.
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When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
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Funny though. Although it shouldn't be since it sounds like a serious story and I'd be angry if I were in anyway involved in this since the headline is disrespectful. But it's still funny.
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Had it been deliberate, then it might have been funny.
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I can't see why you are making so much fuss. The BBC are In the main accurate In reporting. Every one's human and subject to human error.
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oscar;1383958 wrote: I can't see why you are making so much fuss. The BBC are In the main accurate In reporting. Every one's human and subject to human error.
Because journalists are employed to be literate and some of the basic mistakes made would shame a ten year old?
Because journalists are employed to be literate and some of the basic mistakes made would shame a ten year old?
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Bryn Mawr;1383962 wrote: Because journalists are employed to be literate and some of the basic mistakes made would shame a ten year old?
But In the grand scheme of volume of reporting, It's one of very few.
But In the grand scheme of volume of reporting, It's one of very few.
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oscar;1383963 wrote: But In the grand scheme of volume of reporting, It's one of very few.
I'm with Spot on this one - the standard of English in media reporting is abysmal and getting worse.
I'm with Spot on this one - the standard of English in media reporting is abysmal and getting worse.
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My guess is the person writing the piece is inexperienced and attempted to use a term other than "bullet" to avoid sounding redundant. The piece also seems to lack flow and continuity.
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Sink back into the ocean
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spot;1383955 wrote: Had it been deliberate, then it might have been funny.
I think it's funny because it wasn't deliberate.
I think it's funny because it wasn't deliberate.
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Personally I am amused that Spot is disturbed by a misnomer in a report about an unarmed Police officer's injury from a gunshot
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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Bruv;1383993 wrote: Personally I am amused that Spot is disturbed by a misnomer in a report about an unarmed Police officer's injury from a gunshot
I with you on that one.
I with you on that one.
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Hmm, shot in the mouth eh?
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According to this Spot, It is you who are wrong.
ammunition - definition of ammunition by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
Or this...
Ammunition | Define Ammunition at Dictionary.com
am·mu·ni·tion [am-yuh-nish-uhn] Show IPA
noun
1.
the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns.
And this:
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-d ... ammunition
ammunition - definition of ammunition by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
Or this...
Ammunition | Define Ammunition at Dictionary.com
am·mu·ni·tion [am-yuh-nish-uhn] Show IPA
noun
1.
the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns.
And this:
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-d ... ammunition
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It just goes to show what a prat one can make of oneself when one relies selectively on non-authoritative sources.
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spot;1384015 wrote: It just goes to show what a prat one can make of oneself when one relies selectively on non-authoritative sources. The Collins English dictionary Is not a non-authoritative source.
I have supplied three sources, you have supplied none, just your claims.
You really do get white and spiteful when challenged Spot and thus, you make a prat of yourself.
If you challenge the three links I have given, then provide your own.
I have supplied three sources, you have supplied none, just your claims.
You really do get white and spiteful when challenged Spot and thus, you make a prat of yourself.
If you challenge the three links I have given, then provide your own.
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here we go... another two sources.
What does ammunition mean?
The English dictionary Is about as reliable as you can get:
ammunition definition | English dictionary for learners | Reverso Collins
ammunition
1 n-uncount Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns.
He had only seven rounds of ammunition for the revolver.
What does ammunition mean?
The English dictionary Is about as reliable as you can get:
ammunition definition | English dictionary for learners | Reverso Collins
ammunition
1 n-uncount Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns.
He had only seven rounds of ammunition for the revolver.
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I guess it's not so funny after all.
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She'll ask someone for a bit of advice eventually I hope.
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spot;1384020 wrote: She'll ask someone for a bit of advice eventually I hope.
I think the evidence I have provided speaks for It'self.
Couldn't find a link to prove otherwise then I take It ?
I think the evidence I have provided speaks for It'self.
Couldn't find a link to prove otherwise then I take It ?
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Don't feel bad Spot. The words ammunition, munition, round and shot are all seemingly used interchangeably in all different contexts. I read dozens of books on warfare and much material on the internet and it can get confusing.
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Scrat;1384050 wrote: Don't feel bad Spot. The words ammunition, munition, round and shot are all seemingly used interchangeably in all different contexts. I read dozens of books on warfare and much material on the internet and it can get confusing.
I have no doubt there's widespread confusion. That doesn't mean there's not a right answer and a wrong answer. Quite why Vampirella chooses to embarrass herself continually by following me around this way I'm unsure but she'd do far better if she were occasionally correct.
I have no doubt there's widespread confusion. That doesn't mean there's not a right answer and a wrong answer. Quite why Vampirella chooses to embarrass herself continually by following me around this way I'm unsure but she'd do far better if she were occasionally correct.
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spot;1383947 wrote: I can take no more without protest. The BBC News website carries links by category into news reports. I have no idea who composes them but they're often misleading, often illiterate and frequently leave me utterly unaware of what the story is about. The BBC should pull its socks up.
As I see examples I'll drop them in here. The trigger for the thread, after all too many offences, is "Ammunition in policeman's mouth", the story to which is actually headlined "Bullet found lodged in mouth of Sutton St James siege officer". Bullet, yes. One refers, however, to a round of ammunition. A round of ammunition includes the casing, explosive charge and percussion cap as well as the bullet. A policeman with ammunition in his mouth would, perhaps, be hiding one or more rounds there, but it has nothing at all to do with these facts as presented. It's plain illiteracy and the BBC should be held to better standards.
Hmmm I agree, a spent bullet ceases to be ammunition.
As I see examples I'll drop them in here. The trigger for the thread, after all too many offences, is "Ammunition in policeman's mouth", the story to which is actually headlined "Bullet found lodged in mouth of Sutton St James siege officer". Bullet, yes. One refers, however, to a round of ammunition. A round of ammunition includes the casing, explosive charge and percussion cap as well as the bullet. A policeman with ammunition in his mouth would, perhaps, be hiding one or more rounds there, but it has nothing at all to do with these facts as presented. It's plain illiteracy and the BBC should be held to better standards.
Hmmm I agree, a spent bullet ceases to be ammunition.
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spot;1384055 wrote: I have no doubt there's widespread confusion. That doesn't mean there's not a right answer and a wrong answer. Quite why Vampirella chooses to embarrass herself continually by following me around this way I'm unsure but she'd do far better if she were occasionally correct.
The only one continually embarrassing themselves here Is you.
As for following you around ?
Most of your threads, I don't even read let alone comment on. If challenging you on just two threads constitutes ' following you around ' then you are behaving like a petulant child as well as a hypocrite. You have littered this forum with troll like behaviour picking some members posts to pieces.
I challenged you on the Falklands thread because of the words ' I propose ' when I had read a proposal prior that you found a suspicious manner of writing the author's words almost word for word In your OP.
I challenged you on this thread because I had a feeling your OP was Inaccurate. I asked my husband first who has served In the armed forces In rifles and hand guns. He told me that 'Ammunition ' Is the collective term for any part of a weapon Including the missile fired from It. Then I checked out not one Un-authorised source but 5 Including The Collins and The English Dictionary which supported what my husband said. Scrat has posted that you are wrong. Today, I popped Into one of my local shops where the owner was a big cheese In the British Army. He also supported my husband and the 5 definitions I linked for you.
The only problem you have here, Is that you are wrong. Whilst you are happy to pick apart anyone who makes an error, you resort to Insults when you receive the same treatment, going as far as to make ludicrous accusations that you are being followed around. This Is the very reason newbie's don't stick around and many fear to tread In your threads and disagree with you. As when you have no-where to go, you start with the Insults. It's repetitive, boring and predictable. For goodness sake, grow up. Your wrong.... Be a man and accept It.
If you don't want to be challenged and proved wrong, It's simple, check your facts before you write and make a fool of yourself....
The only one continually embarrassing themselves here Is you.
As for following you around ?
Most of your threads, I don't even read let alone comment on. If challenging you on just two threads constitutes ' following you around ' then you are behaving like a petulant child as well as a hypocrite. You have littered this forum with troll like behaviour picking some members posts to pieces.
I challenged you on the Falklands thread because of the words ' I propose ' when I had read a proposal prior that you found a suspicious manner of writing the author's words almost word for word In your OP.
I challenged you on this thread because I had a feeling your OP was Inaccurate. I asked my husband first who has served In the armed forces In rifles and hand guns. He told me that 'Ammunition ' Is the collective term for any part of a weapon Including the missile fired from It. Then I checked out not one Un-authorised source but 5 Including The Collins and The English Dictionary which supported what my husband said. Scrat has posted that you are wrong. Today, I popped Into one of my local shops where the owner was a big cheese In the British Army. He also supported my husband and the 5 definitions I linked for you.
The only problem you have here, Is that you are wrong. Whilst you are happy to pick apart anyone who makes an error, you resort to Insults when you receive the same treatment, going as far as to make ludicrous accusations that you are being followed around. This Is the very reason newbie's don't stick around and many fear to tread In your threads and disagree with you. As when you have no-where to go, you start with the Insults. It's repetitive, boring and predictable. For goodness sake, grow up. Your wrong.... Be a man and accept It.
If you don't want to be challenged and proved wrong, It's simple, check your facts before you write and make a fool of yourself....
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What an unintelligibly illiterate plonker.
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spot;1384081 wrote: What an unintelligibly illiterate plonker.
That's the best you've got little man ?
Pathetic.
That's the best you've got little man ?
Pathetic.
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Sorry to interfere with the little tit tat going on here but if you notice the wording of the definitions you'll note they respond to its present and past tense . After a round, bomb, rocket has been fired it ceases to be ammunition It cannot be 'fired' again and therefore ceases to be 'ammunition'. Also if you break the word up (as my trusty form four english teacher always told us to do if not sure of a word) It's why they call it a 'munitions' dump and not an 'ammunitions' dump. The prefix 'am' gives the noun it's present full tense, but because the noun has the capacity to change it's design, 'am' is put in front of it to give the word scope.
If this copper has a spent round in his cheek it is not ammunition because the noun has changed it's design and use.
I hope this helps.
If this copper has a spent round in his cheek it is not ammunition because the noun has changed it's design and use.
I hope this helps.
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Today we have 'Few know' Euro emergency number, in which it turns out that "Euro" is being used as an abbreviation for "European holiday" instead of naming the currency. The "Euro emergency number" turns out to be 112 and the Few turns out to be the British, though not in the conventional sense of those who fought the Battle of Britain. Many, in fact, know the European emergency number and Euro is never in any context a suitable abbreviation for European, holiday or otherwise, not even a BBC news link.
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Unless you have complained to the Beeb and they have edited the page, it reads OK to me.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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Bruv;1384182 wrote: Unless you have complained to the Beeb and they have edited the page, it reads OK to me.
The page reads fine, yes. It always did. The text of the link to the article is the unintelligibly illiterate bit.
The page reads fine, yes. It always did. The text of the link to the article is the unintelligibly illiterate bit.
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Sorry...........you are nit picking.
It is a space limited link, and you have imposed your ill judged meanings to its content.
Euro, although it is the European currency is also shorthand for Europe, as can be seen in several Euro prefixed instances.
The word few means 'not many' when capitalised as The Few it means something else, to which you allude mistakenly.
So to me......'Few know' Euro emergency number..... means.....
Not many people know European emergency numbers
It is a space limited link, and you have imposed your ill judged meanings to its content.
Euro, although it is the European currency is also shorthand for Europe, as can be seen in several Euro prefixed instances.
The word few means 'not many' when capitalised as The Few it means something else, to which you allude mistakenly.
So to me......'Few know' Euro emergency number..... means.....
Not many people know European emergency numbers
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I congratulate you on your ability to intuit the link text meanings. For those which leave me baffled, I have this thread in which to vent my annoyance.
If the cause of the unintelligibility is restricted space then the web pages need a redesign.
If the cause of the unintelligibility is restricted space then the web pages need a redesign.
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No intuition required, just read the words in the context of the sentence in front of you, do not presuppose and impose widely used 'other' meanings.
Here.........are you word blind or summink ?
Recall the affectation of using red and stuff for read etc......that's English for you, take it or leave it.
Here.........are you word blind or summink ?
Recall the affectation of using red and stuff for read etc......that's English for you, take it or leave it.
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Bruv;1384190 wrote: No intuition required, just read the words in the context of the sentence in front of you, do not presuppose and impose widely used 'other' meanings.
Here.........are you word blind or summink ?
Recall the affectation of using red and stuff for read etc......that's English for you, take it or leave it.
You know what I find creepy?
I have 5 members of my family In the police force, 7 If you count a detective In my extended family and a police dog kennel maid... All of them are pretty normal people. They don't think they are Columbo but they are all family people with wives, husbands, small children and babies.
The article In the OP Is about a police officer and probably a regular guy and father, being shot In the face...yet the author of the thread Is more concerned about the pedantic's of the English Grammar....
Here.........are you word blind or summink ?
Recall the affectation of using red and stuff for read etc......that's English for you, take it or leave it.
You know what I find creepy?
I have 5 members of my family In the police force, 7 If you count a detective In my extended family and a police dog kennel maid... All of them are pretty normal people. They don't think they are Columbo but they are all family people with wives, husbands, small children and babies.
The article In the OP Is about a police officer and probably a regular guy and father, being shot In the face...yet the author of the thread Is more concerned about the pedantic's of the English Grammar....
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But isn't the thread about english grammar?
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Well, it was until the sexual tension between these two became too overwhelming to resist.
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Oh thanks very much for the visual.
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While it may not be unintelligible, "Motorbiker caught doing 156mph" is just plain vile. Motorbiker?
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and the word for today is pedant
Pedant | Define Pedant at Dictionary.com
Might I suggest a new word for use on the forum made up from the names of two members whose love and affection for each shines through whenever their paths cross. know no bounds.
how about an ospot? or potcar, or maybe ospotcar. used in sentences like stop being an ospot
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Might I suggest a new word for use on the forum made up from the names of two members whose love and affection for each shines through whenever their paths cross. know no bounds.
how about an ospot? or potcar, or maybe ospotcar. used in sentences like stop being an ospot
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"Sacropost" ? then it could be said someone was being sacropostic.
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gmc;1386084 wrote: and the word for today is pedantQuite uncalled for. Motorbiker is indeed utterly irredeemably vile, pointless and illiterate. The BBC should hang its collective head and not cease until it expunges from its fellowship the uneducated moron who wrote it, or at least sends him on a remedial course in English.
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gmc;1386084 wrote:
Might I suggest a new word for use on the forum made up from the names of two members whose love and affection for each shines through whenever their paths cross. know no bounds.
how about an ospot? or potcar, or maybe ospotcar. used in sentences like stop being an ospot Throw In a ' T ' and you've got Tosspot
Might I suggest a new word for use on the forum made up from the names of two members whose love and affection for each shines through whenever their paths cross. know no bounds.
how about an ospot? or potcar, or maybe ospotcar. used in sentences like stop being an ospot Throw In a ' T ' and you've got Tosspot
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I note the BBC link now starts "Motorcyclist". Well done someone.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
Unintelligibly illiterate BBC News article link text
spot;1386105 wrote: Quite uncalled for. Motorbiker is indeed utterly irredeemably vile, pointless and illiterate. The BBC should hang its collective head and not cease until it expunges from its fellowship the uneducated moron who wrote it, or at least sends him on a remedial course in English.
English usage is changing all the time it's a waste of time getting hung up on how usage changes the meaning of words. Gay being the classic example. Motorbiking is a common term so is motorcyclist the meaning is clear, context is all. I am a mountain biker, mountain-cyclist is somehow not quite right. Next you'll be complaining about the way words are made up whenever it suits - like telephone and television, it should be aircraft and not aeroplane and textspeak is an abomination and teenagers should be thrashed to within an inch of their lives.
posted by oscar
Throw In a ' T ' and you've got Tosspot
Not to be pedantic or anything but you would also need to throw in another s. tospot or to spot sounds like an rapper - like florida is to flo rider. to spot and os car two souls passing each other on the inter-net what was and might have been - Guess I'm just a romantic at heart.
English usage is changing all the time it's a waste of time getting hung up on how usage changes the meaning of words. Gay being the classic example. Motorbiking is a common term so is motorcyclist the meaning is clear, context is all. I am a mountain biker, mountain-cyclist is somehow not quite right. Next you'll be complaining about the way words are made up whenever it suits - like telephone and television, it should be aircraft and not aeroplane and textspeak is an abomination and teenagers should be thrashed to within an inch of their lives.
posted by oscar
Throw In a ' T ' and you've got Tosspot
Not to be pedantic or anything but you would also need to throw in another s. tospot or to spot sounds like an rapper - like florida is to flo rider. to spot and os car two souls passing each other on the inter-net what was and might have been - Guess I'm just a romantic at heart.
Unintelligibly illiterate BBC News article link text
Not precisely a link text, but a summary text:Presently once meant "shortly" or "soon"; it's currently used to mean "now".
BBC News - Are language cops losing war against 'wrongly' used words?
Au contraire, BBC. The very reverse is the case. How on earth can you have got that so completely twisted?
BBC News - Are language cops losing war against 'wrongly' used words?
Au contraire, BBC. The very reverse is the case. How on earth can you have got that so completely twisted?
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
Unintelligibly illiterate BBC News article link text
I note the link "Horse origins mystery 'solved'", which has nothing whatever to do with the origins of the horse. The article is actually headed BBC News - Mystery of horse taming 'solved' by gene study and begins "Horses were domesticated 6,000 years ago on the grasslands of Ukraine, southwest Russia and west Kazakhstan, a genetic study shows".
The BBC should be far from satisfied with some of its staff. What does this prat think the beast was before it was domesticated, if not a horse?
The BBC should be far from satisfied with some of its staff. What does this prat think the beast was before it was domesticated, if not a horse?
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
Unintelligibly illiterate BBC News article link text
I'm none too impressed by "Maddy holiday photo dubbed 'vile'" on the same page, either.
Firstly, the BBC should know better than to be so vulgar. "Maddy" is a trivializing tabloid abbreviation.
Secondly, there's nothing wrong with the photo, it's not vile at all. What's vile is the use it was put to by the offending website.
All of that's absent from the headline on the story itself - BBC News - Madeleine McCann photo use in holiday ad 'vile'
What's messed up is the ill-educated misbegotten goon at the BBC who abbreviated the headline. If the hyperlink text is screwed up because the space available for it is too small then redesign that part of the page. Whatever the BBC does, it should stop the illiterate gibberish from appearing.
Firstly, the BBC should know better than to be so vulgar. "Maddy" is a trivializing tabloid abbreviation.
Secondly, there's nothing wrong with the photo, it's not vile at all. What's vile is the use it was put to by the offending website.
All of that's absent from the headline on the story itself - BBC News - Madeleine McCann photo use in holiday ad 'vile'
What's messed up is the ill-educated misbegotten goon at the BBC who abbreviated the headline. If the hyperlink text is screwed up because the space available for it is too small then redesign that part of the page. Whatever the BBC does, it should stop the illiterate gibberish from appearing.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
Unintelligibly illiterate BBC News article link text
maddy is the diminutive of madelaine and as such appropriate when applied to a small child.
Unintelligibly illiterate BBC News article link text
gmc;1393216 wrote: maddy is the diminutive of madelaine and as such appropriate when applied to a small child.
When you've been introduced to her, and with her consent, I'd agree, but not when referring to anyone, child or otherwise, murder victim or not, on a national news outlet. The BBC news site is not a gossip magazine. There's a long-established convention in any reputable news publication: on first use in an article a surname or full name is given, with a title like Mr/Miss/Mrs for adults. If the person has been convicted of a crime then subsequent reference is by surname only, otherwise the title and surname continue to be used throughout. "Maddy" is utterly, totally, crass and condescending and insensitive, it's a definitive mark of unacceptable gutter-press filthing.
When you've been introduced to her, and with her consent, I'd agree, but not when referring to anyone, child or otherwise, murder victim or not, on a national news outlet. The BBC news site is not a gossip magazine. There's a long-established convention in any reputable news publication: on first use in an article a surname or full name is given, with a title like Mr/Miss/Mrs for adults. If the person has been convicted of a crime then subsequent reference is by surname only, otherwise the title and surname continue to be used throughout. "Maddy" is utterly, totally, crass and condescending and insensitive, it's a definitive mark of unacceptable gutter-press filthing.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
Unintelligibly illiterate BBC News article link text
Well.......it's nice you are leaving the Yanks alone.
Have you never noticed how language evolves ?
You have far too much time on your hands.
Have you never noticed how language evolves ?
You have far too much time on your hands.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Unintelligibly illiterate BBC News article link text
Malaysian company buys Battersea
Malaysian company buys Battersea Dogs' Home? Malaysian company buys Battersea MP? Malaysian company buys Battersea Park Tube Station? Malaysian company buys Battersea Arts Centre? Malaysian company buys Battersea Square?
Some stupid bloody work-experience school-leaver with all the academic qualifications of a Sergeant of Marines is wrecking the BBC Website with meaningless shorthand like this.
Malaysian company buys Battersea Dogs' Home? Malaysian company buys Battersea MP? Malaysian company buys Battersea Park Tube Station? Malaysian company buys Battersea Arts Centre? Malaysian company buys Battersea Square?
Some stupid bloody work-experience school-leaver with all the academic qualifications of a Sergeant of Marines is wrecking the BBC Website with meaningless shorthand like this.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.