03-13-2012, 04:19 PM
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Being as there seem to be a fair amount of entries in the "You know what pisses me off?/Rant" thread concerning misuses of language, I think it deserves it's own thread.
Deposit your maddening observations of people butchering language and grammar here.
For starters:
What the fuck is up with the overuse/misuse of the word alleged?
The news media seems to have forgotten its real meaning and uses it in place of more correct terms.
Example: "The alleged shooting victim.........."
Now how the fuck can a shooting victim be alleged? Were they shot? If so they ARE a shooting victim! I mean you either got shot or you didn't!!!!!!!
The best misuse in recent memory was from just the other day on the noonday news on a local radio station out of Harrisburg.
"The alleged case against the man who was involved in the Sunday downtown shooting......"
Alleged case? What? You mean to tell me that someone is just SAYING there's a case against this guy? Fucking idiot writers!!!!!!
A more accurate statement would have been "The case against the man who is alleged to be the shooter in this Sunday's incident downtown......"
Seems the moron news copy writers don't know how to use words like: accused, suspected and reportedly.
Fucking dweebs.
Deposit your maddening observations of people butchering language and grammar here.
For starters:
What the fuck is up with the overuse/misuse of the word alleged?
The news media seems to have forgotten its real meaning and uses it in place of more correct terms.
Example: "The alleged shooting victim.........."
Now how the fuck can a shooting victim be alleged? Were they shot? If so they ARE a shooting victim! I mean you either got shot or you didn't!!!!!!!
The best misuse in recent memory was from just the other day on the noonday news on a local radio station out of Harrisburg.
"The alleged case against the man who was involved in the Sunday downtown shooting......"
Alleged case? What? You mean to tell me that someone is just SAYING there's a case against this guy? Fucking idiot writers!!!!!!
A more accurate statement would have been "The case against the man who is alleged to be the shooter in this Sunday's incident downtown......"
Seems the moron news copy writers don't know how to use words like: accused, suspected and reportedly.
Fucking dweebs.
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