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A former member
I guess "we'll be bringing it to you live..." is quite over-used, as is "Well, <Juliet Bremner> joins me now, live from Australia... Juliet..."
I'm just wondering though... are these phrases really overused or are we just imagining it? Obviously some phrases are used a lot like ITV News' "All that, when we come back" but what about the others?
Take a phrase you heard on some of the breaking news that nearly everyone saw - like September 11th or the Saddam statue being toppled - we saw it live then and probably hundreds of times since then the clips have been played, either on later news programmes, remembrance services and documentaries - even on promos for Sky. If a phrase is used on the clip, like "News is just coming in that..." and the clip is played a few times a week for a few months then it's likely to become embedded in our minds.
Does that make sense?
I'm just wondering though... are these phrases really overused or are we just imagining it? Obviously some phrases are used a lot like ITV News' "All that, when we come back" but what about the others?
Take a phrase you heard on some of the breaking news that nearly everyone saw - like September 11th or the Saddam statue being toppled - we saw it live then and probably hundreds of times since then the clips have been played, either on later news programmes, remembrance services and documentaries - even on promos for Sky. If a phrase is used on the clip, like "News is just coming in that..." and the clip is played a few times a week for a few months then it's likely to become embedded in our minds.
Does that make sense?
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"NEWSNIGHT!!! is starting now over on BBC Two BUT... from the ten o'clock news... Thanks for watching, good night."
Further to my point above, I'm not sure if this stick in my mind because they actually say it every night, or whether it's down to the fact that I have an MP3 of Peter Sissons saying that very thing on my computer.
It's strange because just after reading this thread, I sifted through some files on my PC completely at random and came across the file...
A former member
Vaniliuz posted:
"NEWSNIGHT!!! is starting now over on BBC Two BUT... from the ten o'clock news... Thanks for watching, good night."
Further to my point above, I'm not sure if this stick in my mind because they actually say it every night, or whether it's down to the fact that I have an MP3 of Peter Sissons saying that very thing on my computer.
It's strange because just after reading this thread, I sifted through some files on my PC completely at random and came across the file...
NE
Because I do.
Pretty far.
How about mispronouncing advertisement?
Or saying 'a myriad of'?
Or 'comprises of'?
Or confusing 'borrow' and 'lend'?
Oh, I could go on all night, but at least I was just making a joke. <sigh>
TVDragon posted:
Well then how come you reckon you are correct?
Because I do.
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What about either/either? How far up the retention scale does that one go?
Pretty far.
How about mispronouncing advertisement?
Or saying 'a myriad of'?
Or 'comprises of'?
Or confusing 'borrow' and 'lend'?
Oh, I could go on all night, but at least I was just making a joke. <sigh>
TV
tortus
How do you?
I usually point at them and say, "that thing". God they're ugly.
Scone rhymes with gone. Pronounce it any other way and we'll fetch the spade.
What about nougat?
That'll be a good read. I found your other one, "Shouldn't This Be In The Other Forum..? : How To Disguise Witchcraft in Semantics" impossible to put down.
Neil Green posted:
TVDragon posted:
How do you pronounce tortoise?
tortus
How do you?
I usually point at them and say, "that thing". God they're ugly.
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What about 'scone' - rhyming with 'gone' or 'bone'?
Scone rhymes with gone. Pronounce it any other way and we'll fetch the spade.
What about nougat?
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Coming soon.... my book 'How to take a TVF thread off-topic in 3 easy posts.
That'll be a good read. I found your other one, "Shouldn't This Be In The Other Forum..? : How To Disguise Witchcraft in Semantics" impossible to put down.
NE
Scone rhymes with gone. Pronounce it any other way and we'll fetch the spade.
Glad we can agree on something, TVD.
I don't - it's nasty horrible stuff which gums your teeth together and should only be used as a replacement for Polyfilla.
That'll be a good read. I found your other one, "Shouldn't This Be In The Other Forum..? : How To Disguise Witchcraft in Semantics" impossible to put down.
Ah, so you'd be one of the two people who bought that - I suspect the other one is 'New Improved Johnnyboy' (who seems to have disappeared again).
TVDragon posted:
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What about 'scone' - rhyming with 'gone' or 'bone'?
Scone rhymes with gone. Pronounce it any other way and we'll fetch the spade.
Glad we can agree on something, TVD.
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What about nougat?
I don't - it's nasty horrible stuff which gums your teeth together and should only be used as a replacement for Polyfilla.
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Coming soon.... my book 'How to take a TVF thread off-topic in 3 easy posts.
That'll be a good read. I found your other one, "Shouldn't This Be In The Other Forum..? : How To Disguise Witchcraft in Semantics" impossible to put down.
Ah, so you'd be one of the two people who bought that - I suspect the other one is 'New Improved Johnnyboy' (who seems to have disappeared again).
WM
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Thats is. We'll be back with more news in an 'our (Anna Ford)
NewsNight is starting now over on BBC2 (10OC News Presenters)
There is News all night on BBC News 24 (10OC News)
Welcome to BBC News/The World Today. We'll have the latest News and business with sport aswell (5am GMT slot on BBC N24/1/WORLD)