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Like I said... Bimbo Journalism.

I heard a narrator of a documentary refer to "statesmans" yesterday. Someone writes it... some else reads it... theoretically someone down the line approves it... like making sure the newcaster actually knows how to pronounce things... or has the sense and know-how to look up proper pronunciations, plurals and the difference between acres and miles.

posted by Ciel on July 20, 2014 at 7:35 AM | link to this | reply

Perhaps they thought that they would get more viewers if they made everything in the news bigger!!!

posted by Kabu on July 19, 2014 at 5:29 PM | link to this | reply

Pat

One wishes these people would get their brains in gear whenh they're reading the news, LOL...As CCT suggests, she probably meant acres, which would be a bit more than 300 square miles - still a fair chunk of real estate...

posted by Nautikos on July 19, 2014 at 10:52 AM | link to this | reply

That happens a lot with Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on July 19, 2014 at 10:12 AM | link to this | reply

i think its an annual thing.....california i know has the santa ana winds that wreak all kinds of havoc

posted by Annicita on July 19, 2014 at 9:08 AM | link to this | reply

Acres would be a tidy old amount. I suppose they read what is on the script. Perhaps you were the only one who twigged it Pat.

posted by C_C_T on July 19, 2014 at 7:48 AM | link to this | reply