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A fatal hobby

by loiswakeman @ 07 Dec. 2006 - 17:49:12

"Q: I'm interested in block printing and dying. Where can I find out more?" - Angela Simpson writing in the Telegraph travel section, 2nd December

A: http://www.dignityindying.org.uk/

Doesn't anyone actually read what they are about to commit to print, one wonders? Sometimes, a spellchecker just won't do.

Feeling discouragified!

by loiswakeman @ 07 Dec. 2006 - 15:28:06

"This will help disincentivise polluting activities" - report on the Chancellor's PBR, BBC1 lunchtime news

Anyone who uses ugly neologisms like 'disincentivise' (a noun plus a suffix) when there is a perfectly good English verb already - 'discourage' for instance - should be taken out and strung up by the progenitive equipment (but I think that about lots of journos). I have no problem with creative innovations in English - but why torture it like this? Worthy of the impersonations of Dubya on 'Dead Ringers'

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