Reading amateur journos on the BBC site.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8105015.stm

I'm not a journalist, nor an editor, but sometimes the tone of an article hits me wrong and I think the author sounds like an idiot. Such as putting a technical term in inverted commas, as if Barclays are lying about a dodgy disc array and just making up technobabble.
( Bats, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 15:37, archived)

some 'people' seem to have no 'idea' what 'inverted' commas should be used 'for'.
Like people that put your name in them on birthday cards. IT'S NOT A FUCKING PSEUDONYM, GRANDMA.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 15:38, archived)

I despise people who use apostrophes in plurals.
Alright fine, do it once. Do it twice. Just don't put "hugs and kiss'es". Why does one plural have one and the other not? Argh.
( Bats, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 15:40, archived)

Mongy did it earlier. Gaze in awe at my powers of self control.

( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 15:42, archived)

Unless you were to sign your cards "Captain Wow"

( Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 15:41, archived)

Nooooo

( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 15:42, archived)

actually Grandma is my pseudonym

( GrandmaOfShoes, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 15:52, archived)

It's not your real name?

( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 16:02, archived)

I agree
Some of the BBC's online articles are surprisingly shoddy.
(Purple_Monkey_Jingles Purple Monkeys need love too, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 15:38, archived)

Some of
( Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 15:42, archived)