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CET - one of my pet hates !! (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter Sky Blue Harry H
  • Start date Nov 12, 2020
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Nov 12, 2020
  • #1
COVENTRY CITY'S STRIKE FORCE GIVES THEM GOOD OPTIONS AND THEY WILL PICK UP POINTS IF THEY CAN SURE UP THEIR DEFENCE A LITTLE MORE


I'm no English teacher, but when they put this as a CET headline ?!?

Errors like this make them seem so amateurish....
 
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torchomatic

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  • Nov 12, 2020
  • #2
It's happened loads of times with headlines. They don't have journalists in local newspapers anymore.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Nov 12, 2020
  • #3
torchomatic said:
It's happened loads of times with headlines. They don't have journalists in local newspapers anymore.
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Or sub-editors.
 

mark_ccfc

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  • Nov 12, 2020
  • #4
You have a choice, you don't have to go on their website.
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Nov 12, 2020
  • #5
mark_ccfc said:
You have a choice, you don't have to go on their website.
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Always like to see what the latest CCFC news is - just find it weird that so many basic English errors appear via a news outlet - embarrassing; same as when it's produced by an educational establishment. Just my opinion !!
 
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Mcbean

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  • Nov 12, 2020
  • #6
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Always like to see what the latest CCFC news is - just find it weird that so many basic English errors appear via a news outlet - embarrassing; same as when it's produced by an educational establishment. Just my opinion !!
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Clearly you don’t need any literary skills to be a journalist any more
 
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SBT

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  • Nov 12, 2020
  • #7
Crazy number of spelling errors on the official site/social media posts as well - it's dreadful.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Nov 12, 2020
  • #8
Mcbean said:
Clearly you don’t need any literary skills to be a journalist any more
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You never did. That’s why sub editors existed.

All of these threads boil down to: I won’t pay for news any more, how come it employs fewer people?
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Nov 13, 2020
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Deleted member 5849 said:
Or sub-editors.
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Or seemingly people with GCSE English. Or even Key Stage 3.
 
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Mcbean

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  • Nov 13, 2020
  • #10
If it’s BBC news you get their own opinion now for free !
 
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the rumpo kid

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  • Nov 13, 2020
  • #11
The thing I hate most about the CET is when the print comes off on my arse!
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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  • Nov 13, 2020
  • #12
the rumpo kid said:
The thing I have most about the CET is when the print comes off on my arse!
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I thought outside toilets were a thing of the past you want to apply for a grant
 

the rumpo kid

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  • Nov 13, 2020
  • #13
Don't know how that happens while I'm using my ipad
 
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TTG

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  • Nov 13, 2020
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wingy

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  • Nov 14, 2020
  • #15
Mcbean said:
If it’s BBC news you get their own opinion now for free !
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And if you air an opinion there has to be a qualifying counterpoint or a straight up 'this is not the opinion of the. BBC or ' this is an opinion there are others '.
 
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AlansEyes

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  • Nov 14, 2020
  • #16
I went for work experience in the CT sports desk about 12 years ago (ended up working on a summer supplement when we previewed exciting signings like Ellery Cairo) and there were 6 members of staff on the sports desk. Now, you'll be lucky to have one qualified journalist and a trainee.
 
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AlansEyes

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  • Nov 14, 2020
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AlansEyes said:
I went for work experience in the CT sports desk about 12 years ago (ended up working on a summer supplement when we previewed exciting signings like Ellery Cairo) and there were 6 members of staff on the sports desk. Now, you'll be lucky to have one qualified journalist and a trainee.
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Should add though that mistakes have always crept in. That supplement had the headline 'We asses the summer signings' Er... Will always be thankful to Andy Turner for what he did for me that week though, basically gave me the numbers of a load of former players and left me to interview them about their predictions for the season. Managed to speak to Jimmy Hill, Quinn, Bobby Gould, Micky Gynn, Froggatt and a good few more...and one or two who refused to take part unless they were paid.
 

Ian1779

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  • Nov 14, 2020
  • #18
Deleted member 5849 said:
Or sub-editors.
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Or spell check.
 

shmmeee

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  • Nov 14, 2020
  • #19
wingy said:
And if you air an opinion there has to be a qualifying counterpoint or a straight up 'this is not the opinion of the. BBC or ' this is an opinion there are others '.
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Thank you to Issac Newton on his new theory, and now we go to Dave who believes we’re all held down by fairies. And then Nigel Farage to tell us the fairies are foreign.
 
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