Fox News: “What Are There Chances For Employment?”

ArticlesBase ^ | May 16, 2011 | Bruce Deitrick Price

[VikingMom]

I have no idea what your rambling post is supposed to indicate, but the word usage in the FOX sentence is CORRECT!

Why would they use the possessive form to ask what activities are available in Miami?

Stop trying to sell your products - you are clearly not a good spokesperson! Sorry!

[merryberry]

What is THERE to do in Miami is PERFECTLY CORRECT

[NWFLConservative]

I have caught myself doing something like that, usually from just typing too quickly, but that is why every piece needs to be reviewed by an assistant editor, editor, etc., for correct spelling, grammar, tense agreement, etc. For an error that egregious to slip past everyone is inexcusable. It is really embarrassing to see commie news networks like the three stooges and CNN to shop up Fox like that.

[max americana]

>I was in the gym yesterday.<

And it had FNC on? No gym in L.A. would ever have it on or the libtards would throw a hissy fit.

[KalaSamy]

You have to remember that the text in the moving banner is created by voice recognition software ... not someone typing! You get a lot of crazy things because a lot of words sound the same! FOX isn’t dumb or stupid ... the voice recognition software is just not human!

[ClearCase_guy]

Journalists are pretty lose with the language.

[PROCON]

Journalists are pretty lose loose with the language.

Hmm, did you mis-spell on purpose?..:=)

[truthguy]

Despite the fact that I like Fox News for its straightforward reporting, I've noticed that some of the anchors use poor English. The other night I was watching Fox News and one of thier news anchors kept using that ubiquitous malapropism “...you know” over and over again. I can't remember her name but it was one of their seemingly unlimited roster of good looking young blond women (no it wasn't Megan Kelly). She just kept saying “you know” over and over. It sounded really terrible. It was embarrassing.

[ClearCase_guy]

Of course I did. I thought it would be obvious.

[SERKIT]

A FOX commentator actually said "a whole nuther problem" - had to change the channel. They're, there, their are always hacked up, worse than to or too.

Way to much talking. That's not who I was going too. What is there channel? I here it was allot of fun. This is as hugh and series as having you're beeber on stune.

[truthguy]

Yes, I know it's their and not thier. Typo, Spell check didn't catch it. Embarrassing since I was slamming Fox reporters for poor English.

[PROCON]

Of course I did. I thought it would be obvious.

It was, just checking..:=)

[PROCON]

Way to much talking. That's not who I was going too. What is there channel? I here it was allot of fun. This is as hugh and series as having you're beeber on stune.

Yu neid two lern to spehl!

[Spudx7]

“...that every child must have an IEP (Individualized Education Plan”

That’s just for kids who are in the special ed program. FWIW, teachers are NOT pushing for all kids to have an IEP.

[merryberry]

you can always tell someone who is from DC...(right or left) they always start their answers with “I mean...”...check it out I’m right on this one,,,it drives me NUTS!!! I mean ..really drives me nuts!

[Just another Joe]

Eye have a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight for it to say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lee ever wrong
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased to no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer told me sew

The spell check in most word processing programs is to blame for much of this.

[re_nortex]

Journalists are pretty lose with the language.

That may be among the myried of reasons why traditional media continues to loose audience. Those engaged in communications really should of payed attention to grammer lessons. Its a shame so few know basic rules of sintax.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Would it be bad form for me to point out a typo in the article?

“It’s gibberish, It’s what you get from an education elite that always defends slang, fuzziness, bad grammar, guessing, close is good enough, the non-teaching of everything, and the never memorizing of anything.)”

There should either be a period at the end of the first sentence instead of a comma, or no capitalization of the word “It’s.”

Just sayin’.

[GladesGuru]

The SPEL CHEQUER is not the problem. Bad language skills amongst the presstitute class is a PEBCAD issue.

A friend retired early as a national editor for NBC. When I asked why he left early, he said “I have corrected the spelling and grammar of the last carefully coiffed, talking head from the Columbia School of Journalism that I can stand.”

His view was something to the effect of “Bad Presstitutes! BAD, BAAAD Presstitutes!