Journalist to receive 40 lashes for bull**** ...

Jackie laughlin

OK, "going forward" is a bit passe "at this point in time"! However, "roll out" should get a journalist the 40 lashes. Oh, yes there are a few more ..!

Sports journalists should not be spared. "Going head to head" and "talismanic" should be hanging offences but lashing may prove an effective corrective FOR NOW.

Let's make a list of journalistic bull****!

Jackie laughlin

God almighty! I'm not putting in those asterisks. The system is censoring me!

mike65

Absolutely! (repeat as often as required to send listener nutzoid)

Sport or rather football esp right now "Swoop for..."

Mike.

karen3212

we could be lashing forever, how would we feed ourselves whilst we keep the lashing going

Jackie laughlin

Mike,
Yes! How about, "crashed out of"? This week a GOLFER was, "making a charge through the pack"!

There's another thread here highlighting the misuse of "culture" as in "drug culture", "gun culture" etc. "Community" is used in the same way: "business community", "gay community" etc.

Karen,
Should you be appointed to An Bord Lash, you will get proper lunch breaks. It is appreciated that this essential work is essentially physical.

Eirebear

I heard someone describe colin montgomerie's recent performance as being a bit "below par"
made me laugh for ages it did!

silvine

How about the "furious" politicians attacking the government.

Don't forget the locals who are nearly always "outraged" over the scandal of the week.

Spare a thought for lovers who like to indulge in "steamy romps" for the all the Sun readers.

Then there's the communities which are constantly being divided, torn in two or stricken by grief.

"Dramatic developments" are way to regular for my liking.

Some of the blame should be laid on editors too.

http://www.economist.com/research/styleguide/ ftw.

parsi

After "calling on the governemnt" .."it has been revealed" that tomorrow is Saturday.

"appalled bystanders - some with children - were shocked.."

We can exclusively reveal that the cost sof a pint "soared" by 0.0001% after the latest price "hike"

"Young boy aged 17 killed in tragic accident, grieving family and friends"
whilst
"Juvenile thug (15) went on cider-fuelled copycat rampage inspired by something he saw on THE INTERNET"

silvine

"Juvenile thug (15) went on cider-fuelled copycat rampage inspired by something he saw on THE INTERNET"

Christ I hope it wasn't boards he was looking at

Jackie laughlin

"anticipate"

maniac101

"Captures the imagination".
I hate this expression. It drives me nuts. What the hell does it mean? I can honestly say that my imagination has never been captured. I've no idea what it would be like to experience it. Does it hurt? Is the imagination released again afterwards? Why has mine never been caught? Is it because mine is more elusive than others'?…… Of course it could be that I just don't have one worth capturing!

Talliesin

http://www.resort.com/~prime8/Orwell/patee.html
It's all been said before

dubtom

Talliesin wrote:

http://www.resort.com/~prime8/Orwell/patee.html
It's all been said before

That link hurt my head, reminds me of joyce.

Dublin's Finest

After Blair made a speech on a 'feral media' about a month ago every journo in the UK was calling this and that 'feral'.

The feral economy, the feral weather conditions, and on and on. Bloody hell, you'd think the word didn't exist before Blair said it!

Eoin

"Community" is used in the same way: "business community", "gay community" etc.

I think community is as valid as any other term.

What annoys me the most is the sports commentators - especially on Today FM (e.g. Moichal McMuhllan) who insist on using nicknames for teams/counties/stadia etc. "The men from the model county beat the tribesman today".

flogen

eoin_s wrote:

I think community is as valid as any other term.

What annoys me the most is the sports commentators - especially on Today FM (e.g. Moichal McMuhllan) who insist on using nicknames for teams/counties/stadia etc. "The men from the model county beat the tribesman today".

I hate journalists etc. referring to the Donegal SW TD Pat Gallagher as Pat "The Cope" Gallagher; I just think it's unprofessional (and when you consider the fact that he pushes that nickname himself in order to highlight his work with Co-ops in his constituency it takes the shape of an advertisement for the man. It basically means the journalist is constantly referring to his positive work alone while trying to be objective.)

As for community... hmmm. I do dislike it because it implies that there's a centralised structure on things like a particular sexual persuasion.

I did a quick google news search for the term "gay community" and found this article, which shows just how poorly the term is often used:

The gay community says it feels especially let down that the new multiparty government has done nothing to improve their status, though they supported the pro-democracy struggle against King Gyanendra's absolute rule last year.

That reads as if every gay in Nepal speaks with one voice, or voted on this matter and came to the above conclusion.

What's wrong with "gay people", "many homosexuals in Nepal" etc. ?

Jackie laughlin

"Community" has a meaning and its meaning precludes its use in relation to, say, the "business community".

"Situation" is another meaningless addition, as in "war situation" etc.

eoin5

"goings on": whats wrong with events, or even happenings

Or asking a rhetorical question and then answering it themselves: "Were the locals scared when the helicopter gunships attacked their village? Definitely!"

Dublin's Finest

flogen wrote:

I hate journalists etc. referring to the Donegal SW TD Pat Gallagher as Pat "The Cope" Gallagher; I just think it's unprofessional (and when you consider the fact that he pushes that nickname himself in order to highlight his work with Co-ops in his constituency it takes the shape of an advertisement for the man. It basically means the journalist is constantly referring to his positive work alone while trying to be objective.)

Well, he is referred to as Pat the Cope by everyone in Donegal and it's actually part of an approach to nicknames that's quite local that part of Ireland. People become known by what they are associated with - (for example, a dentist up there is known as Joe "The Tooth" Bloggs) . It does sound a little bit odd all right, but I don't think it sheds him in a postive or negative light. It's quite affectionate and friendly - I don't think anyone in Donegal calls Dinny McGinley 'Denis' either.

Dublin's Finest

In sports commentary: "A big ask".

It's not a bloody noun!!!

J.S. Pill

eoin_s wrote:

I think community is as valid as any other term.

On a similar note, I can't stand the use of the term 'community leaders'. Who elects them!?

I think its worrying when the mainstream media selects 'community leaders' itself. In the wake of a terrorist act a media outlet might choose to speak to a moderate muslim group leader to get some words of condemnation and then procede to claim that "Muslim community leaders condemed the latest attack in...blah blah". The aim of course to is to give the impression that the majority of muslims oppose violence in the name of their religion. I'm sure they could just as easily find an authoritive figure willing to condone the violence but it seems that to be a 'community leader', your views have to be mainstream and moderate and it doesn't really matter how representative you actually are.

flogen

Dublin's Finest wrote:

In sports commentary: "A big ask".

It's not a bloody noun!!!

Yeah - hate that one and have seen it move out of sports and into general news a few times too.

parsi

Tragedy always strikes.

mackerski

"Clash" for any kind of sporting match.