Reading the Phantom’s comment on ‘Soup Glorious Soup’ reminded me of one of my pet peeves. Something I rant on about constantly is sloppy grammar in speech. And of all the culprits, the ones that *really* set me off are news reports that make no sense. Typically of course, right at this moment I can’t think of any but if any come to mind I’ll add them. Feel free to add examples of your own if you hear any.
I accept without question that in ordinary speech, and from ordinary people, it’s easy to slip up and usually we can correct ourselves if there is some ambiguity in what we say. It’s not the same for broadcast media. What they say can often be misunderstood and left open to misinterpretation. How hard is is for a professional organisation to read alloud what they intend to broadcast in front of a trained listener who could pick them up on grammatical errors?
Makes me seethe… !!
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