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does RTE need to look up "staycation" in a dictionary?

  • 07-08-2010 4:59pm
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    silverharp
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    Minor gripe but as the national station "you'd" expect them to be fussy expecially with their news progs. So last week on Radio 1 they did a piece over the week (morning news show) on the holiday experience in Ireland, however on multiple occasions, they used the word "staycation" as if it meant having a holiday in Ireland when it has a very different meaning. lazy/sloppy use of language? i'd ask if mapulative but I doubt anybidy if fooled that a holiday in Ireland is cheap or even saves money :D

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  • #2
    Jhj10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭Jhj10


    silverharp wrote: »
    Minor gripe but as the national station "you'd" expect them to be fussy expecially with their news progs. So last week on Radio 1 they did a piece over the week (morning news show) on the holiday experience in Ireland, however on multiple occasions, they used the word "staycation" as if it meant having a holiday in Ireland when it has a very different meaning. lazy/sloppy use of language? i'd ask if mapulative but I doubt anybidy if fooled that a holiday in Ireland is cheap or even saves money :D

    Tbh it's annoying enough that they're using migraine inducing neologisms like that anyway. Is it even a word?


  • #3
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,805 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    Jhj10 wrote: »
    Tbh it's annoying enough that they're using migraine inducing neologisms like that anyway. Is it even a word?

    Yep. it made websters dictionary this year


  • #4
    Jhj10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭Jhj10


    GerardKeating wrote: »
    Yep. it made websters dictionary this year

    Excellent. Eric and Aldous will be delighted.


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