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NE
Newsreader
CL2K posted:
Ah well.

Bill is out of SCD... will he be back on the sofa more often?


Don't know about that, depends when Dermot's on or not but he probably will be doing more weekend editions as Simon's done the last few weeks.
NE
News24
Noel Thompson put in another appearance this morning.
R2
r2ro
I'd have thought that Dermot and Bill would have swapped whilst he was dancing with Bill on Mon-Thurs and then Dermot on Fri-Sun. Whilst Bill was doing Strictly Come Dancing he ended up presenting Friday and occasionally on Sunday. It is a bit of a waste of a good presenter IMO.
KA
Kaplinsky
I dont see why Moira shouldn't present on Breakfast.

After all, she's got years of experience but even though she's not got a degree in journalism, surely a journalist could write her questions which they sometimes do for her anyway.

Anna Ford hasn't got a degree in journalism but shes still capable of presenting a main bulletin.
JA
jamesmd
Kaplinsky posted:
I dont see why Moira shouldn't present on Breakfast.

After all, she's got years of experience but even though she's not got a degree in journalism, surely a journalist could write her questions which they sometimes do for her anyway.

Anna Ford hasn't got a degree in journalism but shes still capable of presenting a main bulletin.


You're right, she's got a degree in Eng Lit or Law, which is quite acceptable for journalism... IIRC Moira just hasn't got journalism TRAINING.
ED
edward
Kaplinsky posted:
I dont see why Moira shouldn't present on Breakfast.

After all, she's got years of experience but even though she's not got a degree in journalism, surely a journalist could write her questions which they sometimes do for her anyway.

Anna Ford hasn't got a degree in journalism but shes still capable of presenting a main bulletin.


Have you not thought that she's happy with her role?
KA
Kaplinsky
I'm sure she'd like to have a more high-profile role though but yes, like you say edward, Moira will be happy in her current role, I'm sure. Wink
MA
Markymark
I thought I misheard this morning on Breakfast, but a friend just mentioned it to me now. Moira Stewart said at 07:10hrs that "there was 5 metres of snow in Gloucestershire last night"

Ummm, back to school for whoever wrote that, (doesn't Moira listen to what she's saying ?)
IS
Inspector Sands
Markymark posted:
I thought I misheard this morning on Breakfast, but a friend just mentioned it to me now. Moira Stewart said at 07:10hrs that "there was 5 metres of snow in Gloucestershire last night"

Ummm, back to school for whoever wrote that, (doesn't Moira listen to what she's saying ?)


Assuming you're talking about the use of the word 'was' instead of 'were', that's correct. 'Snow' is a singular entity so you use 'was' .

If you were saying 'there were 5 metres of bananas in Gloucestershire last night' it would be correct
MA
Markymark
Inspector Sands posted:
Markymark posted:
I thought I misheard this morning on Breakfast, but a friend just mentioned it to me now. Moira Stewart said at 07:10hrs that "there was 5 metres of snow in Gloucestershire last night"

Ummm, back to school for whoever wrote that, (doesn't Moira listen to what she's saying ?)


Assuming you're talking about the use of the word 'was' instead of 'were', that's correct. 'Snow' is a singular entity so you use 'was' .

If you were saying 'there were 5 metres of bananas in Gloucestershire last night' it would be correct


Yes, very good, but that's not the error I was referring to.
TW
Turnbull and Williams
Markymark posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
Markymark posted:
I thought I misheard this morning on Breakfast, but a friend just mentioned it to me now. Moira Stewart said at 07:10hrs that "there was 5 metres of snow in Gloucestershire last night"

Ummm, back to school for whoever wrote that, (doesn't Moira listen to what she's saying ?)


Assuming you're talking about the use of the word 'was' instead of 'were', that's correct. 'Snow' is a singular entity so you use 'was' .

If you were saying 'there were 5 metres of bananas in Gloucestershire last night' it would be correct


Yes, very good, but that's not the error I was referring to.


I assume he's probably referring to the implication that 5 metres of snow would reach a height around 3 times greater than an average person!!! And I know they were having problems in Gloucestershire, but it wasn't that bad!
MA
Markymark
Turnbull & Williams posted:


I assume he's probably referring to the implication that 5 metres of snow would reach a height around 3 times greater than an average person!!! And I know they were having problems in Gloucestershire, but it wasn't that bad!


Indeed.

I see the same levels of care and attention are here too Smile

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