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Local paper spells it out
Posted in Bootnotes, 27th October 2008 13:39 GMT
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Hot on the heels of the Beeb's "just exactly where is England?" shocker, we have a further example of news outlets' occasional need to really spell it out to readers.
Yes indeed, try this cracker from the News & Star website, gleaned from an article entitled EXTRA POLICE DRAFTED TO CRACK KESWICK EGG-THROWING CASE:
Riiiiight - that's what an egg looks like. Thanks for the caption, too, which should avoid any possibility of confusion regarding exactly what we're dealing with here. ®
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Ta very much to Craig Brass for the tip-off.


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