Private Eye journalist and blogger Adam Macqueen is less than impressed by the Newspaper Society's grasp of the English language.
He writes on his blog: "It's not surprising local newspapers think sub editors are a needless extravagance if their trade body, the Newspaper Society, believes this (on decision to cancel 2009 awards) to be an acceptable sentence: "This is partly due to current market conditions and partly because we want to look at improving the format of our awards going forward."
Adam writes: "To quote Auberon Waugh: 'I thought I understood the English language well enough, but just what the fucking, sodding, shitting hell is this idiotic sentence trying to tell us?' "
I think it means they were scared the union would organise a demo outside!
ReplyDeleteBut it still means you've lost your chance to be named the winner of the Newspaper Society's "Picket of the Year."
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