News and Reporters

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Fox3

my old English (American variety ) into terminal shock.

---

Did you see the link I posted in the

Quote:

---

Isnt english a funny language

---

Thread?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Fox 3

Not replace a funtional brain

---

Particularly with homophones

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Gingermick

Did you see the link I posted in the

This wouldn't quote, but on the subject of "English is a funny language"...

---

Indeed it is :-). Not sure which is funnier but they can both be fun :D.

At least it isn't French, that was brought home to me in something I read ages and ages ago where a bunch of people were accidentally killed with the phrase which can translate as "My damn cough" or "Massacre them all" was interpeted the wrong way in the situation that was happening there. Scary. "Massacrez-Tous" or something like that (it was a LONG *LONG* time ago now)...

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Gingermick

Particularly with homophones

---

So editors/proof readers who don't like homophones are homophobic:rolleyes:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Gingermick

Correct me if I'm wrong but that seems to be short one 'i' , which brings us back to the multitude of journo's who suffer from the same affliction. :)

---

Beautiful pun you slipped through there, Ginger.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Big Shed

It is interesting to see how often the ABC proclaims loudly how "unbiased" they are, yet show me one Liberal politician who is ex-ABC, bu there are any number of ex-ABC journos now in politics for the ALP (think Alan Carpenter-WA, Gail Martin-NT, Maxine McKew-NSW and the list goes on).

---

Not ABC but David Jull was a <layer id="google-toolbar-hilite-0" style="background-color: Yellow; color: black;">journalist</layer>. As I recall he reported for Channel 10 in Brisbane.

I am sure that there were ex-ABC journalists that at least worked as staffers for the coalition but I'm frankly too tired to be bothered looking:).

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Big Shed

Personally, I would think it is impossible to be impartial/un-biased, we all see the world through own coloured glasses, whatever that colour might be.

---

I think I might agree with that.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by markharrison

Not ABC but David Jull was a <layer id="google-toolbar-hilite-0" style="background-color: Yellow; color: black;">journalist</layer>. As I recall he reported for Channel 10 in Brisbane.

I am sure that there were ex-ABC journalists that at least worked as staffers for the coalition but I'm frankly too tired to be bothered looking:).

I think I might agree with that.

---

Indeed we all do, but *journalist* are supposed to report the FACTS. Not the facts as they would like them to be, that is just pure dishonest.

Well, perhaps that has changed from what I was taught. All I have to do now to be a complete expert on anything is to have a press badge and express MY feelings on any issue to the wage slaves who don't have time to do the research while trying to keep their lives together.

And they wonder why their respect is in the toilet with anyone who bothers to do the research on any given issue when they could do so themselves, but what they think / feel / want is what the news has become, not the facts.

Sad, sad state of affairs. I want to make my decisions on facts not how someone else feels.

Sigh...

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Iain

So editors/proof readers who don't like homophones are homophobic:rolleyes:

---

And those that don't like homonyms, nympho....bics

This'll fix it!