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Re: News article feedback « Reply #15 on: August 30, 2009, 03:05 PM »
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Quote from: eira_arian on August 30, 2009, 03:02 PM
Well that was pointless!! lmao
That discussion right there just proved how important this particular thread is for dumping feedback in - thank god the readers of our news page will not have to read all of that lol
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Re: News article feedback « Reply #16 on: August 31, 2009, 03:55 PM »
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Quote from: Stagger_2009 on August 31, 2009, 03:53 PM
I must protest.  It's one thing for dumb sportsmen to ignore adverbs, but it's another thing entirely for 'writers'.  It's play aggressiveLY.  The simplification of language leads inevitably to the simplification of thought (Stagger, 2009).

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Re: News article feedback « Reply #17 on: August 31, 2009, 03:56 PM »
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Quote from: Stagger_2009 on August 31, 2009, 03:53 PM
I must protest.  It's one thing for dumb sportsmen to ignore adverbs, but it's another thing entirely for 'writers'.  It's play aggressiveLY.  The simplification of language leads inevitably to the simplification of thought (Stagger, 2009).
Uh oh..... it's the Grammar Police.....  Whistle
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Re: News article feedback « Reply #18 on: August 31, 2009, 04:00 PM »
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I'm not a writer which is why straight after I posted the news, I immediately asked the real writers to fix up my article but they didn't see anything wrong, so it's their fault Frown
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Re: News article feedback « Reply #19 on: August 31, 2009, 04:05 PM »
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Quote from: Mark on August 31, 2009, 04:00 PM
I'm not a writer which is why straight after I posted the news, I immediately asked the real writers to fix up my article but they didn't see anything wrong, so it's their fault Frown


Sack them....... sack them all!  Useless articles......  lol
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Re: News article feedback « Reply #20 on: August 31, 2009, 04:13 PM »
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Quote from: Stagger_2009 on August 31, 2009, 03:53 PM
I must protest.  It's one thing for dumb sportsmen to ignore adverbs, but it's another thing entirely for 'writers'.  It's play aggressiveLY.  The simplification of language leads inevitably to the simplification of thought (Stagger, 2009).

I was hoping someone else would point that out...
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Re: News article feedback « Reply #21 on: August 31, 2009, 04:14 PM »
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Wish someone could have told me sooner, we all know I'm not a writer.
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Re: News article feedback « Reply #22 on: August 31, 2009, 04:20 PM »
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Quote from: Mark on August 31, 2009, 04:14 PM
Wish someone could have told me sooner, we all know I'm not a writer.
Don't think you need to beat yourself up about it.  Everyone got the gist. Smile
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Re: News article feedback « Reply #23 on: August 31, 2009, 04:22 PM »
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Quote from: Mark on August 31, 2009, 04:14 PM
Wish someone could have told me sooner, we all know I'm not a writer.

Back to school for you! Evil or Very Mad

To be fair, that sort of incorrect grammar has crept into sports commentary (mainly football spoken journalism) and is used almost all the time now, so it's no surprise that people are using it in everyday situations now. Those former footballers-turned-pundits-and-journalists have a lot to answer for with their piss poor education!
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Re: News article feedback « Reply #24 on: August 31, 2009, 04:24 PM »
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The boys done good.....  lmao
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Re: News article feedback « Reply #25 on: August 31, 2009, 04:25 PM »
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Quote from: Joe on August 31, 2009, 04:22 PM
To be fair, that sort of incorrect grammar has crept into sports commentary (mainly football spoken journalism) and is used almost all the time now, so it's no surprise that people are using it in everyday situations now. Those former footballers-turned-pundits-and-journalists have a lot to answer for with their piss poor education!
This explains why before I posted the article, I Google'd "to play aggressive" and saw plenty of articles using it.
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Re: News article feedback « Reply #26 on: August 31, 2009, 04:27 PM »
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Quote from: Elly on August 31, 2009, 04:24 PM
The boys done good.....  lmao

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Part of the reason that I've gone off football more and more over the last few years is the god-awful standard of English used by players and managers. Picky, I know, but it does my head in! retard
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Re: News article feedback « Reply #27 on: August 31, 2009, 04:29 PM »
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Quote from: Mark on August 31, 2009, 04:25 PM
This explains why before I posted the article, I Google'd "to play aggressive" and saw plenty of articles using it.

Oh Jeez, I always thought it was just used by eejit pundits who can't speak properly - terrible to see that it's spread to the written media!

It's exactly the same as saying 'he played great' or 'he played good' - no, it should be 'he played well'!
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Re: News article feedback « Reply #28 on: August 31, 2009, 04:32 PM »
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I think it may well be an Americanism creeping in, I can imagine MacEnroe saying it
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Re: News article feedback « Reply #29 on: August 31, 2009, 04:33 PM »
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Quote from: Mark on August 31, 2009, 04:14 PM
Wish someone could have told me sooner, we all know I'm not a writer.

I thought it was very cute ..... makes it a much more "homey" forum ....
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