Uh, is that not a question, AdelaideNow? Does that not need a question mark at the end to signify that it is in fact a question, and not a poorly-constructed statement?
We all know that AdelaideNow, and its parent newspaper, The Advertiser, are not really so big on publishing newsworthy articles, good journalism, or, it would seem, good grammar.* Though really, this is something we've all known for years. Oh Rupert Murdoch, why do you have the news monopoly in your hometown?
Side note: it irks me no end when qualified teachers fail to use correct spelling/ grammar in everyday life. Sure, I don't see them in the classroom, but why use the wrong 'your/ you're' on the Internet if you are capable of using the correct one? It doesn't make you look cooler. learnyourdamnhomophones.com
It's not often that I go on the AdelaideNow website (for anyone who has got this far and doesn't know what AN is, it's the website of Adelaide's only daily newspaper (The Advertiser - NewsCorp)), but whenever I do, I'm astounded at the *ahem* quality of journalism. Two of the headlines that grabbed my attention in tonight's visit were Booze as bad as burgers for weight gain, and Father Bob Maguire angry over witch hijacking wedding ceremony. The first article's tagline is 'A boozy night could add as much to a woman's waistline as a fast food binge.' - yet the article mentions nothing women-specific. The second 'A witch who went to jail for dragging a policeman 190m with her car has hijacked a wedding ceremony being performed by the reverend Father Bob Maguire.' - though, to be honest, the article makes little sense to me.
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| Just wanted to share - I know it's about American media, but still relevant. |
Back to the books! (By 'back to' I mean 'locate books on bed/ floor/ desk and open them at appropriate pages, then probably do nothing until a stupid hour of the morning.')
*If there are too many commas in my posts, please forgive me. The German rules for commas are pretty much PUT THEM EVERYWHERE YOU POSSIBLY CAN, and although I am blogging as procrastination (exams next week, eek!), I don't really think I should be looking up English grammar rules right now.
PS I've just realised that I haven't posted in 2012 yet, so happy new year to you all! I'll try to do a post soon about my German Christmas/ New Year's Eve experience, but I wouldn't hold your breath ;) ...though, then again, three exams next week with a whole lot to learn, so perhaps there will indeed be posts galore this week (though I'm going to Budapest on Thursday!) (The trip was booked before my exams were set for that week, I'm not that irresponsible.)
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