Media mistakes

[prpr]

Bloody great graphic on the BBC1 10pm news on Mon. night said "New Engand Lockdown". FFS.

 

[EEPhil]

What about the mistake made by a presenter this morning on Central News? Not a written spelling mistake - but the presenter referred to Westminister.

 

[Deleted member 473]

What about the mistake made by a presenter this morning on Central News?

What is Central News? Some sort of impartial news?

 

[RobH1]

What is Central News? Some sort of impartial news?

It's the place where you can't decide if you're from the North or South.

 

[MikeSh]

It's the place where you can't decide if you're from the North or South.

So ... Birmingham.

 

[RobH1]

So ... Birmingham.

Never 'eard of it.

 

[Deleted member 473]

Never 'eard of it.

He means Brum or Brumidgum.

 

[MikeSh]

Never 'eard of it.

Sorry ... Bearmingam.

 

[Deleted member 473]

I remember a student from Hull who kept correcting my pronunciation.

It's 'Ull

 

[RobH1]

From the Mail online this morning:

'Trump reportedly does accept that he bares some of the blame for the riots that killed five people'

 

[prpr]

I'm righting all the write let us, knot necessarily in the write order.

 

[EEPhil]

I remember a student from Hull who kept correcting my pronunciation.

It's 'Ull

No, it's hell - to travel to by road. M62 or t'umber Bridge from Nottingham.

 

[EEPhil]

I'm righting all the write let us, knot necessarily in the write order.

Some of your spelling is a bit off as well.

 

[gomezz]

From the Mail online this morning:

'Trump reportedly does accept that he bares some of the blame for the riots that killed five people'

But is that a spelling mistake? Could the man be actually claiming he is exposing some of the blame, that is, throwing light on who was responsible while not actually admitting any himself?

 

[Deleted member 473]

But is that a spelling mistake? Could the man be actually claiming he is exposing some of the blame, that is, throwing light on who was responsible while not actually admitting any himself?

Is he to bare witness?

 

[MikeSh]

Is he to bare witness?

I doubt it, there'd be no point ... He's a bare-faced liar

 

[Deleted member 473]

He is still protesting his innocence.

 

[Trev]

According to the Mail on line, the e used to be 240p to the pound before decimailsation in Feb 71

 

[Black Hole]

What article is that in?

 

[Trev]

Donow. Just something about 50 years of Johnny foreigner money.
It said that we changed to 100p to the pound when it used to bo 240.
No it bloody didn't, it used to be 240d.