Unbiased reporting?

[shamrock_uk]

Originally posted by Morgeruat: 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"

Ah yes, I can see where you're coming from Morgeraut. Actually, the British approach is completely the opposite, for the BBC anyway - generally the person who does the story on an article is a local from that area. It can actually be a bad thing when the accent is really thick, but in any one broadcast you're likely to hear a welsh accent, irish accent, scottish accent, pakistani accent etc etc. The main anchors themselves will usually speek fairly un-accented English.

And you mean Canadians actually say 'aboot'?! I thought they were just making things up [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

[Davros]

[quote]Originally posted by shamrock_uk:

And you mean Canadians actually say 'aboot'?! I thought they were just making things up [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

Gee - I thought it was only the Sweaties that used the term "aboot" . You learn something new each day - seems we have both learned something new today Shamrock.

So - the Canucks - do they ken any more o the prose of ole Rabbie, or is "aboot" aboot the extent of it?

Of course - you realise Shamrock that someone may be confusing Canada with Scotland or perhaps thinking that they are linked together or something .

[Morgeruat]

Originally posted by shamrock_uk: quote: Originally posted by Morgeruat: 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"

Ah yes, I can see where you're coming from Morgeraut. Actually, the British approach is completely the opposite, for the BBC anyway - generally the person who does the story on an article is a local from that area. It can actually be a bad thing when the accent is really thick, but in any one broadcast you're likely to hear a welsh accent, irish accent, scottish accent, pakistani accent etc etc. The main anchors themselves will usually speek fairly un-accented English.

And you mean Canadians actually say 'aboot'?! I thought they were just making things up [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]Alot of ours is like that as well, alot of stories are sold, or sent to network affiliates, so the reporter you see isn't likely to be one you've heard of or will ever hear from again. However the news anchors generally tend to be those without an accent, or at least one that matches the local accent.

{edit} and having talked to some canadian soldiers, yes they do say "aboot".

{further edit} however if you are curious you can always start a thread in GD about it, and laugh at how quickly it derails.

[ 02-26-2005, 11:12 AM: Message edited by: Morgeruat ]

[Grojlach]

Originally posted by Morgeruat: Who said I was trying to debate anything, I've learned that on this forum there are the looney left, and the hard-line right, anyone even remotely close to the middle is quickly chased out by the flame-wars and anti-whatever bias that closed-minded fools shower the forum with. The image I'm presented with most of the time from both sides is a giant ass spewing forth diarhea all over the place, once again for those who can't not read dem hard words so gud - from both sides of the political spectrum.

For someone as self-aware of the bigger picture as you, it's surprising that you don't seem to care that you've actually been one of the chief laxatives recently to keep that diarrhea flowing in the first place. Not that I don't appreciate you posting these gems though, as their comic appeal really help me add a funny note to my Uni essays and presentations concerning the US - they make great light-hearted subject-introductory anecdotes and hysterical footnotes.

[ 02-26-2005, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]

[Dace De'Briago]

There are more holes in that article than in a slice of Swiss cheese.

And I really can't be bothered nibbling at it to be frank, what a load of rubbish.

[Stratos]

You're all tossing crap against each other again, eh?

[Azred]

Originally posted by shamrock_uk: When I stayed in the States, I met a schoolteacher who thought England was physically attached to Europe

Silly shamrock_uk! England is physically attached to Europe...unless you are thinking only two-dimensionally. [img]graemlins/beigesmilewinkgrin.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]

All this fuss over a mere journalist/network news anchor? [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img]

[Morgeruat]

Originally posted by Azred: All this fuss over a mere journalist/network news anchor? [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img]

I thought it would be fair considering the beating anyone associated with right leaning media takes around here. Fair and balanced reporting is what I'm here for [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 02-26-2005, 11:24 PM: Message edited by: Morgeruat ]

[shamrock_uk]

Originally posted by Azred: quote: Originally posted by shamrock_uk: When I stayed in the States, I met a schoolteacher who thought England was physically attached to Europe

Silly shamrock_uk! England is physically attached to Europe...unless you are thinking only two-dimensionally. [img]graemlins/beigesmilewinkgrin.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]
[img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]Curse that ocean bedrock!

[Azred]

Originally posted by Morgeruat: I thought it would be fair considering the beating anyone associated with right leaning media takes around here. Fair and balanced reporting is what I'm here for [img]tongue.gif[/img]

We've a "take no prisoners" policy, here--everyone's a target. [img]graemlins/beigesmilewinkgrin.gif[/img]