The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #132392   Message #2996368
Posted By: bubblyrat
29-Sep-10 - 05:14 PM
Thread Name: BS: Emma Thompson attacks poor language
Subject: RE: BS: Emma Thompson attacks poor language
We are fighting a losing battle. In "The Times" last week was an article about roadside bombs in Afghanistan, written by that newspaper's own defence correspondent, in which he referred to British army explosives experts who were, apparently , "diffusing" bombs. What hope is there if even "The Times" cannot get it right ??
And the Property section of "The Henley Standard" often features advertisements for houses with "principle" bedrooms ; Yuk !!This is something up with which we should not put. And as for "unique" ? Well, unique is unique, and that's that ! ; something can never be "quite unique", or "almost unique" or "pretty unique" .....it's either "unique", or it fucking isn't, dammit !