Wacky news that makes you go "wtf?" - Page 6

cheesehead · 2009-10-25, 01:52

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Originally Posted by S485122

I was amazed at the number of unfinished and faulty sentences.

IMO that's not unusual for unscripted oral conversation. It would have seemed more normal if the spoken words had been accompanied by notations of pauses, to give the reader a more accurate transcript -- not to mention relating the transcript to action on the video (“Guess that’s a vote. That’s a yes.”). Omitting the pauses and video action references but retaining all words is unfair to the speakers.

What I wonder was why the article's author quoted them so literally without using the customary practice of paraphrasing to shape faulty sentences into complete ones so as not to obscure the main meaning.

It could have been:

"On Saturday, journalists on “CNN Newsroom” discussed the underwater cabinet meeting. Weekend anchor T.J. Holmes described it as an event by Maldives to draw attention to global warming. ... Fellow anchor Betty Nguyen pointed out where the video showed a vote being taken. Holmes explained that the issue here was ..."

S485122 · 2009-10-25, 08:15

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Originally Posted by cheesehead

IMO that's not unusual for unscripted oral conversation. It would have seemed more normal if the spoken words had been accompanied by notations of pauses, to give the reader a more accurate transcript -- not to mention relating the transcript to action on the video (“Guess that’s a vote. That’s a yes.”). Omitting the pauses and video action references but retaining all words is unfair to the speakers.

You must be right !

I should have tried to visualise the "conversation".

Jacob

flouran · 2009-10-31, 03:23

This just disgusts me:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8331136.stm

ixfd64 · 2009-11-26, 06:10

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10404956-235.html

__HRB__ · 2009-11-27, 20:04

http://reason.com/archives/2009/11/2...rs-attack-amer

petrw1 · 2009-11-27, 20:42

http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/Ri...152/story.html

ixfd64 · 2009-11-29, 19:54

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Originally Posted by flouran

This just disgusts me:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8331136.stm

What happened to the "half-your-age-plus-seven" rule‎? Did it become the "natural-log-of-your-age-plus-seven" rule or something?

__HRB__ · 2009-12-01, 21:54

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lif...cle6934109.ece

Uncwilly · 2009-12-02, 01:35

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Originally Posted by __HRB__

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lif...cle6934109.ece

__HRB__ · 2009-12-02, 01:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

Maybe you want to stay away from the cough syrup for a week or two.

Uncwilly · 2009-12-02, 03:57

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Originally Posted by __HRB__

Maybe you want to stay away from the cough syrup for a week or two.

Your link gives a 404:

2009-10-31, 03:23	#58
flouran Dec 2008 7²·17 Posts	112 year old weds 17 year old This just disgusts me: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8331136.stm

2009-11-27, 20:42	#61
petrw1 1976 Toyota Corona years forever! "Wayne" Nov 2006 Saskatchewan, Canada 1001001000100₂ Posts	Yup, they're my team....watermelons and all http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/Ri...152/story.html

2009-12-01, 21:54	#63
__HRB__ Dec 2008 Boycotting the Soapbox 2⁴×3²×5 Posts	Christmas tree that you can wipe your feet on http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lif...cle6934109.ece

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