01-14-2007, 11:57 PM
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Bill Sornson writes:
> Peddling...
> http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8MKTCTG0.html
These are the same editors who let BS like:
The roadway was blocked by an overturned tanker truck.
The road was blocked by and overturned tanker (or tank truck).
We'll have more on that in the eleven o'clock hour.
We'll have more on that at eleven.
We've seen enough of these kinds of things.
We've seen enough of these things.
I spoke to a friend of mine about this.
I spoke to a friend about this.
Six people were killed when their car ran off the bridge.
Six people died when their car ran off the bridge.
[one might imagine that the police shot them]
The robbery took place while the residents were away.
The burglary took place while the residents were away.
The injured were laying on the roadway after the crash.
The injured were lying on the road after the crash.
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It's a long list that grates on readers sensitivities if there are
any. It's just edjumacation.
Jobst Brandt
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