All other things being equal, I'd rather be watching Robin Meade!!!
--SDP
Friday, February 15, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Poor media grammar, especially CNN
I don't claim to be a perfect writer. If I make a typo, misspell a word, use incorrect grammar, or clearly don't understand a word's definition or correct usage, I'll usually correct it without pouting if someone points it out to me.
Twice this past week CNN fucked up big. In one segment covering the Feb. 2013 east coast blizzard, they showed a vendor's sign saying "Due to the inclimate weather...". INCLIMATE weather? What the fuck? Either tell the vendor to change it to "inclement" or just don't display the sign on your world-wide newscast at all.
Earlier this week, CNN had what they claimed was a law expert talking about a case. Twice during the interview with her she referred to "voir dire", an important part of trials and juries. But she pronounced it "voy dye-er" instead of the correct "vwar deer". If she had even pronounced it as "vwa dye-er" I could understand since a lot of English-speaking people think a trailing "r" in French is usually silent. But "voy dye-er"? Good grief.
I don't spend my life looking for errors in the media, but items this huge should be addressed by an editor or producer before they even get aired. I once read an article on the front page of a prominent media web site that had FOUR errors in the first sentence. Either I'm getting much more picky in my old age or the entire media world is getting dumber. I'll leave it to you to figure out which is more likely.
--SDP
Twice this past week CNN fucked up big. In one segment covering the Feb. 2013 east coast blizzard, they showed a vendor's sign saying "Due to the inclimate weather...". INCLIMATE weather? What the fuck? Either tell the vendor to change it to "inclement" or just don't display the sign on your world-wide newscast at all.
Earlier this week, CNN had what they claimed was a law expert talking about a case. Twice during the interview with her she referred to "voir dire", an important part of trials and juries. But she pronounced it "voy dye-er" instead of the correct "vwar deer". If she had even pronounced it as "vwa dye-er" I could understand since a lot of English-speaking people think a trailing "r" in French is usually silent. But "voy dye-er"? Good grief.
I don't spend my life looking for errors in the media, but items this huge should be addressed by an editor or producer before they even get aired. I once read an article on the front page of a prominent media web site that had FOUR errors in the first sentence. Either I'm getting much more picky in my old age or the entire media world is getting dumber. I'll leave it to you to figure out which is more likely.
--SDP
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)