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01-15-2007, 11:43 AM

Roger Zoul 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.

> What's wrong with this one?

The "of mine" is gratuitous verbiage.

What other kind of friends do you have? My friends are mine.
Redundancy abounds.

There is no marketplace for this product.
There is no market for this product.

We have a local road formerly known as Pescadero Road that is
gradually changing to Pescadero Creek Road as street signs are
replaced. The longer appellation sounds more impressive.

That you don't notice is a sign of language dilution in the media
that has become adopted as our own.

>> 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.

>> ...

>> It's a long list that grates on readers sensitivities if there are
>> any. It's just edjumacation.

Big diamond shaped temporary warning signs announce:

Road Work Ahead... where elese?
Be Prepared to Stop... was: Stop Ahead
this preceded by the redundant Flagger Ahead

Watch for Rocks on Pavement... was: Slide Area

However, we no longer have land slides, they are more dramatically mud
slides. What other lkind is there? Even rock slides are initiated by
rain and softening of soil.

Road signs have been replaced by icons in Europe where language
diffferences made that more urgent. The result is better in any
language. However, our road signs are becomming wordier and less
useful.

Jobst Brandt

01-15-2007, 11:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
jobst.brandt@stanfordalumni.org Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Even AP does it... Roger Zoul 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. > What's wrong with this one? The "of mine" is gratuitous verbiage. What other kind of friends do you have? My friends are mine. Redundancy abounds. There is no marketplace for this product. There is no market for this product. We have a local road formerly known as Pescadero Road that is gradually changing to Pescadero Creek Road as street signs are replaced. The longer appellation sounds more impressive. That you don't notice is a sign of language dilution in the media that has become adopted as our own. >> 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. >> ... >> It's a long list that grates on readers sensitivities if there are >> any. It's just edjumacation. Big diamond shaped temporary warning signs announce: Road Work Ahead... where elese? Be Prepared to Stop... was: Stop Ahead this preceded by the redundant Flagger Ahead Watch for Rocks on Pavement... was: Slide Area However, we no longer have land slides, they are more dramatically mud slides. What other lkind is there? Even rock slides are initiated by rain and softening of soil. Road signs have been replaced by icons in Europe where language diffferences made that more urgent. The result is better in any language. However, our road signs are becomming wordier and less useful. Jobst Brandt