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Thanks for putting it simply and in one spot

 

Now kindly e-mail this to every media person on TV or in radio in America.

I am totally disgusted today as a trained media person (BA Journalism) when I hear "talent" (those who sit in front of the TV camera, like Dan Rather, Brian Williams, Katie Couris, Barbara Walters), who don't know plural from singular.

One of those sign-offs Dan Rather used to do (you didn't cover this, but I'm going to mention it here) that made me CRINGE every night he was on, he'd do the 11:30 news on his network, and then he'd say, "And I'll see you right here again tomorrow night at 6 PM!"  I kept wondering if he'd ever give me an example of when it might be "tomorrow night at 6 AM!"

John Weatherly

posted by JohnWeatherly on September 26, 2006 at 7:46 PM | link to this | reply

Editormum, it actually depends on whether or not one is in the United States. You are discussing United States usage - in the US, we say that the flock of seagulls *is* flying south, while in Great Britain, that flock *are* flying south. There are also significant differences in spelling. We are two countries divided by a common tongue.

posted by kidnykid on September 26, 2006 at 5:45 AM | link to this | reply