Posted on 07/21/2007 3:51:03 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
If you're Michelle Kosinki's agent, you surely have a verboten vocabulary list. Words you don't want your ward ever to say on air. Above all, of course, "canoe." But others too. Ones like "puddle," "slosh," and certainly . . . "row."
But there was Michelle on this morning's "Today," reporting from London on Potter-mania. And you guessed it . . .
NBC REPORTER MICHELLE KOSINSKI: There's been controversy and all kinds of news stories here in London about this book coming out. It even caused a bit of a row, as they say in Britain. Because the publisher's recommended price for this book, 600 pages long, is about 18 pounds, or roughly 36 American dollars, definitely not pocket change. Well, some of the big box retailers here have decided to of course buy in huge volumes and to sell well below wholesale costs. The independent booksellers around England have said, hey, we can't compete with that.
Ruh-roh! What's worse, Michelle mispronounced the dreaded R-word. She pronounced it row as in row, row, row your . . . canoe. The correct pronunciation when the word is used, as here, to mean an uproar, rhymes with cow or vow.
Whoops. You might call it Michelle's latest row row.
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Kosinski’s latest gaffe ping to Today show list.
Who is she? Why do we care?
I honestly didn’t know that.
Click on the link at “canoe” in the verboten vocabulary list, and you’ll get the amusing background.
Thanks, Ditter. It’s my - twisted - pleasure!
It’s amazing how many of these newsreaders are practically illiterate. I’ve often cringed hearing some of the mis-pronunciations from the local Portland newsreaders. Makes one wonder what J-schools they attended.
Or not.
Thanks mucho for the Kosinski update! I almost LOL everytime I see one of her reports, anticipating another stoopid reporter moment.
She use to live in Salisbury, NC (where I live) and worked for the local station down here. Dated some lawyer old enough to be her daddy. She’s a real good lookin’ gal though. I use to see her around town a good bit.
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