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Signature on File
Mar 29th 2007, 02:08 PM
For all you reporter wannabees!
(original opening line changed due to popular demand)
http://www.ifilm.com/video/2797820/show/17673
[ March 30, 2007, 06:33 AM: Message edited by: Signature on File ]
cobracat
Mar 29th 2007, 02:14 PM
The first tip should be: proper use of the English language (here ARE some tips...).
Produce man
Mar 29th 2007, 02:17 PM
LOL!
Signature on File
Mar 29th 2007, 02:21 PM
Thank you Cobracat for the spell check...By the way...did you forget your deodorant today?
cobracat
Mar 29th 2007, 02:34 PM
Signature on File...It wasn't a spelling error; it was, unfortunately, all too common an error -- verb didn't agree with noun. People in the news business should know better. Sorry to bust your chops on this, but I'm "old school" and a bit anal about it. Your link offered some good tips.
[ March 29, 2007, 04:24 PM: Message edited by: cobracat ]
dixieanchor
Mar 29th 2007, 04:56 PM
"For all you young and inspiring reporters..."
Alas, too few and far between...
We do, however, have a fair number of "aspiring" reporters.
wxgeek
Mar 30th 2007, 12:23 AM
Originally posted by dixieanchor:
"For all you young and inspiring reporters..."
Alas, too few and far between...
We do, however, have a fair number of "aspiring" reporters.So would that be a spelling error or a grammar error? Both? Neither? (Is a vocabulary error a grammar error?)
Stack It
Mar 30th 2007, 01:00 AM
Originally posted by Signature on File:
For all you young and inspiring reporters...here are some free tips about the biz!
http://www.ifilm.com/video/2797820/show/17673I've got a tip, learn proper grammar and the correct definition of words. It makes you a better writer.
cinehead
Mar 30th 2007, 02:44 AM
I'd much rather watch an inspiring reporter than an aspiring report.
Brain Cramp
Mar 30th 2007, 04:24 AM
Originally posted by wxgeek:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by dixieanchor:
"For all you young and inspiring reporters..."
Alas, too few and far between...
We do, however, have a fair number of "aspiring" reporters.So would that be a spelling error or a grammar error? Both? Neither? (Is a vocabulary error a grammar error?)</font>[/QUOTE]I believe that would be a vocabulary usage error or, in the vernacular, "I don't know my ass from a hole in the ground" error.
The Mockingbird
Mar 30th 2007, 08:52 AM
Actually, you mean vulgar, not vernacular, which refers only to informal writing.