Comments on: I think I’m turning Journalese

By: Simon Burgess

Simon Burgess — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:15:22 +0000

A favourite of the Super Soaraway Scum, when a Very Nasty Person is sent to prison, they are not ‘jailed’ but ‘caged’ (if they are a Really Very, Very Nasty Person ‘caged can be capitalised for extra emphasis).

Observe yesterday’s leader:

“A TERRORIST caged for life yesterday for plotting to behead a squaddie was sponging £20,352-a-year from the taxpayer.”

Oh, and he was also ‘sponging’ rather than ‘claiming. Nice.

By: Laura Oliver

Laura Oliver — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:06:29 +0000

They just keep coming…

In the Sun’s coverage this weekend of footballer Ashley Cole’s infidelity, Cole was reportedly ‘monstered’ by his mother-in-law and wife after spilling the beans.

Monstered was in bold and CAPs so it must be a real word.

By: Graham Bates

Graham Bates — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:19:03 +0000

In a bid to boost this praiseworthy enterprise, he added, I cite shock new figures revealed today. Howzat!
(How is that? Just the ticket? etc etc)

By: Dave Colville

Dave Colville — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:34:47 +0000

Hmmmmmmmm………….what do councils keep their money in?
Yes, ‘coffers’ of course and, naturally, when people are in an accident they are ‘rushed’ to hospital. I can’t wait for the story wherein a vicitim ambles along slowly to A&E.

As for Laura’s ‘revealed’ observation, I love PA’s tendency to end the first par of stories with ‘it emerged today’ or ‘it has emerged’………what from? An egg?