[Morgeruat]

Originally posted by shamrock_uk: Well, many of their criticisms I would rebut with arguments you've all heard before from me so I won't bore you with them. Suffice it to say that much of what Jennings says has a point to it - but by attacking his omissions, the source seeks to discredit his reporting completely. This is perhaps misleading, especially when this usually occurs when he refers accurately to events in which the truth is often politically unpalatable to Americans... Not that I don't agree with some of the criticisms (eg. his olympic coverage), but I don't think we should hang him from the yard-arm just yet... Maybe a left-wing bias is the price you have to pay for greater information? Anyway, this one cracked me up: quote: He pronounced words like “schedule” and “lieutenant” in a distinctly Canadian and aristocratic way – “SHED-u-al,” “lef-TEN-ant.”

1) This just looks a bit like a character assasination - that has nothing to do with his ability to give accurate and unbiased news

2) He is, of course, pronouncing them correctly

[/QUOTE]I agree that it is petty, but pronouncing words the same way as your audience is a fairly important part of making them take you seriously, South park does a fairly brisk business mocking canadian speach quirks like "aboot"

[ 02-26-2005, 01:13 AM: Message edited by: Morgeruat ]