OT: Reporter Pet Peeves.

[dshumbero]

It gets me going when reporters do the following:

"Yeah, Joe the criminal was caught. No yes?

"A water main busted, windows were busted". Criminals are busted. Water mains burst, windows break or are broken.

"He was found beat about the head and shoulders". Not beaten? And what was beaten? Head, shoulders, arms, upper body or all the above?

Some punks made the crime. How about Several criminals robbed/stole or whatever?

Though not incorrect the local rag ran this into the ground "Shortly before closing time, 2 thugs entered the establishment brandishing pistols and demanded the days receipts".

Did these people actually graduate from a journalism school? Did they pass English 101 with a "D"?

 

[berklion]

Maybe they fell on the ice. It's slippy out. Got beat about the head.

 

[UncleRoyBiggins]

I love when they say "The actors broke into the office".....How do we know they are actors? Maybe they are mechanics, or teachers, or car salesmen.

 

[psuro]

Reflection of society.

 

[LionDeNittany]

It gets me going when reporters do the following:

"Yeah, Joe the criminal was caught. No yes?

"A water main busted, windows were busted". Criminals are busted. Water mains burst, windows break or are broken.

"He was found beat about the head and shoulders". Not beaten? And what was beaten? Head, shoulders, arms, upper body or all the above?

Some punks made the crime. How about Several criminals robbed/stole or whatever?

Though not incorrect the local rag ran this into the ground "Shortly before closing time, 2 thugs entered the establishment brandishing pistols and demanded the days receipts".

Did these people actually graduate from a journalism school? Did they pass English 101 with a "D"?

I gave up when "did good" became commonplace.
Now I feel as if people speak in tweets.

LDN

 

[Obliviax]

Drives me nuts when they don't use an 'ly' at the end of an adverb. Or when they say 'kyrie and myself' instead on 'kyrie and me'.

 

[dshumbero]

Drives me nuts when they don't use an 'ly' at the end of an adverb. Or when they say 'kyrie and myself' instead on 'kyrie and me'.

Toss in "failin" and anything else that is supposed to end in "ing".

 

[psuro]

Drives me nuts when they don't use an 'ly' at the end of an adverb. Or when they say 'kyrie and myself' instead on 'kyrie and me'.

You and Kyrie hang out a lot in the Cleveland clubs Obli?

 

[artsandletters]

Reflection of society.

Drives me nuts when they don't use an 'ly' at the end of an adverb. Or when they say 'kyrie and myself' instead on 'kyrie and me'.

I bet you love 'prolly'. I know I do.

 

[hagberg]

Drives me nuts when they don't use an 'ly' at the end of an adverb. Or when they say 'kyrie and myself' instead on 'kyrie and me'.

Good lord, don't get me started on improper use of pronouns! The idiots on ESPN are the worst at using ".....for John and he" type comments. It's mostly the ex-jocks, who IMO think it makes them sound smarter. They're often the same ones saying "John and him went to..."


Where's my fingernails-on-a-chalkboard emoji???

 

[Obliviax]

You and Kyrie hang out a lot in the Cleveland clubs Obli?

Me and Kyrie..we go way back. There are only so many flat earther's we can hang with.

 

[kgilbert78]

re-sign vs resign

Big pet peeve of mine...

 

[psulion2001]

It gets me going when reporters do the following:

"Yeah, Joe the criminal was caught. No yes?

"A water main busted, windows were busted". Criminals are busted. Water mains burst, windows break or are broken.

"He was found beat about the head and shoulders". Not beaten? And what was beaten? Head, shoulders, arms, upper body or all the above?

Some punks made the crime. How about Several criminals robbed/stole or whatever?

Though not incorrect the local rag ran this into the ground "Shortly before closing time, 2 thugs entered the establishment brandishing pistols and demanded the days receipts".

Did these people actually graduate from a journalism school? Did they pass English 101 with a "D"?

Because you're such an eloquent writer, Pnnylion....

 

[dshumbero]

Because you're such an eloquent writer, Pnnylion....

And you're a known jerkoff.

 

[psulion2001]

And your're a known jerkoff.

Pot... meet kettle....

 

[Fairfax Lion]

And then we have... "there vs their", "to vs too", "then vs than", and many many others. All of those are really annoying, but nothing makes me crazier than today's supposed educated teens and college kids that can't verbalize three sentences without saying "like" 15 times, and my middle kid is one of them. Ahhhhhhhhh!!!

 

[dshumbero]

Pot... meet kettle....

And you're a known moron .

 

[psulion2001]

And you're a known moron .

Again... Pot... Meet Kettle....

 

[MtNittany]

The fact that most of them wake up every day?

 

[kgilbert78]

Some of you guys need to "get a room"....

 

[The Spin Meister]

I hate the drama queens on the Weather Channel stating "40 million people in the path of Storm Super Hype!!"

OMG, The humanity of it all!!!

 

[MtNittany]

I hate the drama queens on the Weather Channel stating "40 million people in the path of Storm Super Hype!!"

OMG, The humanity of it all!!!

The best was that mascara wearing freak Shep Smith telling me - during a nothing hurricane - "Your children are going to die. You're going to die."

 

[psulion2001]

The best was that mascara wearing freak Shep Smith telling me - during a nothing hurricane - "You're children are going to die. You're going to die."

Homophobic much?

 

[dshumbero]

He was "bited"


Really?

Not bitten?

I saw rabie?

Rabies?

You encountered them?

 

[wex18]

No one knows the difference between "currently" and "presently."

And when did "he went missing" become an OK thing?

 

[dshumbero]

The "cops" got them.

LE officers apprehended the suspects.

 

[john4psu]

I'm just mad at the English language. From dictionary.com the definition of bi-monthly:

adjective
1.
occurring every two months.
2.
occurring twice a month; semimonthly.
noun, plural bimonthlies.
3.
a bimonthly publication.
adverb
4.
every two months:
Next year we plan six field trips to take place bimonthly.
5.
twice a month; semimonthly.

How can the same word mean once every 2 months and/or twice a month?????? So that can be 6 or 24 annually. WTH???

 

[dshumbero]

Were you mad about the writing in the police blotter section regarding your DUI?

Were you sad about being banned jackoff?

 

[psu1969a]

So, my pet is people stating sentences and or the verbal answer to questions with "so".

 

[john4psu]

So, my pet is people stating sentences and or the verbal answer to questions with "so".

Therefore takes 4.5 times longer to type than so. Point taken however.

 

[coveydidnt]

Therefore takes 4.5 times longer to type than so. Point taken however.

Your probly right. The problem anyways, is like, dsumbro kinda said, thems reporters be axing questions but his righting of articles are not very well.