monasqueen Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 On the news this morning, he was referred to as "The Lieutenant", and then "Sir Gozney". She was probably just reading the script. Not good. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Aye..... I recall a few months ago when the funding issue was being debated listening to someone (Charles Guard, I think) describe MR as unique. Indeed it is. As this episode confirms. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Now corrected. Are there no editors of any description working in MR these days? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On The Bus Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 hours ago, monasqueen said: On the news this morning, he was referred to as "The Lieutenant", and then "Sir Gozney". She was probably just reading the script. Not good. The Goz, to give him his official title. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Andy Onchan said: According to MR website the Lt.Governor is called Sir Gozney. £900Kpa well spent. Kinda suits him in a way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Andy Onchan said: Now corrected. Are there no editors of any description working in MR these days? It's just odd that they don't read through to check what they've typed before posting. I hope that's what's happening. It's inconceivable that they could re-read and see nothing wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 40 minutes ago, woolley said: It's just odd that they don't read through to check what they've typed before posting. I hope that's what's happening. It's inconceivable that they could re-read and see nothing wrong. I did wonder is they used one of these speech-to-text apps that hasn't quite worked properly and in the process developed a Norman Collierism! ETA: Sorry can't resist it; Edited April 10, 2020 by Andy Onchan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulJ Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 28 minutes ago, woolley said: It's just odd that they don't read through to check what they've typed before posting. I hope that's what's happening. It's inconceivable that they could re-read and see nothing wrong. Maybee Howud is doo-ing part time werk az a proof reeder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Andy Onchan said: Now corrected. Are there no editors of any description working in MR these days? With ten people listed as being in the News Team you’d like to think there were. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 3 hours ago, monasqueen said: On the news this morning, he was referred to as "The Lieutenant", and then "Sir Gozney". She was probably just reading the script. Not good. It's the sort of mistake you might expect a 15 year old work experience kid to make, but a professional broadcaster reading out another's script should pick up and correct that up, almost without thinking. It's not like it's some obscure bit of court etiquette like how to address the third daughter of a viscount or something - it's how you refer to someone who is in the news on the Island regularly. I can only assume that there is a mindset where reading out what you have been told to read out as the official line, means that all experience and commonsense is bypassed. If there is a piece of paper saying that Howard Quayle has been kidnapped by space aliens, they will recite it without question. Mind you the ridiculous things that have been happening recently, who is to say it wouldn't be true? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 And...’parks’ is the plural of ‘park’ with ‘glens’ being the plural of ‘glen’...so no apostrophe required anywhere. And it’s pretty clear that they are both plural. So, currently, on MRs website main news item about full car parks at beauty spots they’ve written ‘parks’ and ‘glen’s’. The idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, woolley said: Kinda suits him in a way. It’s out of date though...he’s now DJ Gozzo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Gozzer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecobob Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 His name reminds me of someone from the Muppets but I can’t remember who. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecobob Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I once had a dubious pleasure of welcoming a previous governor and his wife to afternoon tea. On their arrival I put out my hand to shake his and he put his hat and gloves in it. I knew my place. 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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