What happening here? Or: why I can no longer watch TV news
Thread poster: Tom in London
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:24
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Jun 4, 2017

"The total effect making one dizzy. Past, present, and future melting together as every newsworthy event taking place simultaneously in some dimension beyond the reach of time, where man forever biting dog and yet it remaining news.

What happening here?"

http://slate.me/2sESa1D


 
Kristina Cosumano (X)
Kristina Cosumano (X)  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 23:24
German to English
I suppose it's too much to assume it's some trending slang... Jun 4, 2017

Unrelated but what immediately springs to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnwscVArjGc ("Wha' happened?")

 
Tom in London
Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:24
Member (2008)
Italian to English
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THanks, but no Jun 5, 2017

Kristina Cosumano wrote:

Unrelated but what immediately springs to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnwscVArjGc ("Wha' happened?")


Thanks for the funny link, but this mangling of the English language - on ALL news TV channels - has gone so far that it can't be just a passing trend.


 


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What happening here? Or: why I can no longer watch TV news






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