Sky News-WTF happened to English?

[Driller]

I've been in France for 6 years and it's true that my English has suffered as a result. However, looking at Sky News today I'm absolutely shocked (if that doesn't sound too naive) at the poor level of English spoken by the journalists in their reports.

It was a report on the Tamil Tigers which was the last straw. They were speaking about civilian caualties and saying that they couldn't be evacuated, with:

"The dead left dying where they fall."

How these folk can be allowed to preach to millions of people everyday is beyond me.

[stifler]

Try listening to Radio 1 news. Its aimed at primary school kids.

[mybrainhurts]

It's creeping into newspapers, too...

C'est pretty damn' merde, mon brave...

Edited by mybrainhurts on Saturday 16th May 18:37

[glazbagun]

Blame America?

[mybrainhurts]

[Nobody You Know]

It's the same everywere.

I blame the fact that only the dossers, wasters, idiots and layabouts do 'Media' degrees because they are a piece of piss.

[AtomicRex]

Nobody You Know said:

It's the same everywere.

Oh the irony

[Nobody You Know]

AtomicRex said:

Nobody You Know said:

It's the same everywere.

Oh the irony

That's not ironic because I am not a news presenter or a journalist, I am an engineer posting casually on an internet forum.

My grammar and spelling do not matter, as I am not being paid (by the public)to provide an accurate factual public service.

Radio 1 news presenters are though.

[jbudgie]

Nobody You Know said:

AtomicRex said:

Nobody You Know said:

It's the same everywere.

Oh the irony

My grammar and spelling do not matter,

No st sherlock.

[cazzer]

BBC news said United had achieved an "unprecidented 11 premiership titles, equalling Liverpool's record". Hardly unprecidented then eh lads?

[f13ldy]

cazzer said:

BBC news said United had achieved an "unprecidented 11 premiership titles, equalling Liverpool's record". Hardly unprecidented then eh lads?

Some truth in that though.

Liverpool have won 11 top league titles, none in the premiership though. Man Utd have won 11 premiership titles. So whilst it is unprecedented to win 11 PL titles it also equals Liverpool's 11 league titles...

[stifler]

Nobody You Know said:

AtomicRex said:

Nobody You Know said:

It's the same everywere.

Oh the irony

That's not ironic because I am not a news presenter or a journalist, I am an engineer posting casually on an internet forum.

My grammar and spelling do not matter, as I am not being paid (by the public)to provide an accurate factual public service.

Radio 1 news presenters are though.

You aren't getting paid to post here? You want to be PMing Hazel in accounts about that.

[Nobody You Know]

stifler said:

Nobody You Know said:

AtomicRex said:

Nobody You Know said:

It's the same everywere.

Oh the irony

That's not ironic because I am not a news presenter or a journalist, I am an engineer posting casually on an internet forum.

My grammar and spelling do not matter, as I am not being paid (by the public)to provide an accurate factual public service.

Radio 1 news presenters are though.

You aren't getting paid to post here? You want to be PMing Hazel in accounts about that.

I'm not getting paid this month as my post count has been too low and I have been reprimanded over the Utterly Cluless scandal.

[stifler]

I am one of the only PHers to get a bonus for not complaining about the P&P changes. That alone paid half the mortgage this month.

[jamoor]

stifler said:

Try listening to Radio 1 news. Its aimed at primary school kids.

Radio 1 don't have news, its more like Gossip.

[AtomicRex]

Nobody You Know said:

That's not ironic because I am not a news presenter or a journalist

It is both ironic and funny!

Nobody You Know said:

I am an engineer posting casually on an internet forum.

I do believe that engineers have to be able to spell, much like the other professions. Also a simple spell checker helps. I hope you would check your calculations prior to sending out designs??

Your use of casual worries me...Do you not use a jolly bag when having casual sex? You may have sired many children across the world

A simple oops would have been sufficient rather than going off on one!

[JJCW]

stifler said:

I am one of the only PHers to get a bonus for not complaining about the P&P changes. That alone paid half the mortgage this month.

Lucky bugger - i couldn't help myself but get involved this month

[Eric Mc]

Nobody You Know said:

AtomicRex said:

Nobody You Know said:

It's the same everywere.

Oh the irony

That's not ironic because I am not a news presenter or a journalist, I am an engineer posting casually on an internet forum.

My grammar and spelling do not matter, as I am not being paid (by the public)to provide an accurate factual public service.

Radio 1 news presenters are though.

Quote from Neil Armstrong's biography -

"One of the major problems today is that engineering graduates have a very poor grasp of English, which compromises their ability to write concise and readable reports".

As well as being first man on the moon, Armstrong is also a qualified aeronautical engineer with a BSc in physics and a former engineering test pilot and university lecturer. So I think he know what he's talking about.

The onus to be able to write and speak decent quality English applies to ALL professionals, not just those who are in the media.

[Eric Mc]

JJCW said:

stifler said:

I am one of the only PHers to get a bonus for not complaining about the P&P changes. That alone paid half the mortgage this month.

Lucky bugger - i couldn't help myself but get involved this month

They docked my pay - the bds.

[Don]

Pah - you noobs aren't even members of the 100 month club, yet. That's when it really starts to pay.