Queen's English
Shouldn’t newsreaders just stick to familiar metaphor’s, tired old cliche’s just turn an audience off. In this case your comment on the news reader who couldn’t even get it right is justly valid:
Can I ask whether or not it did indeed turn you off the program or did it instill in you a deeper ranging interest in the hope that the presenter would continue his tirade of malpropism’s? Maybe the question is did the audience really care or even notice?
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Shefaly said,
November 3, 2007 @ 9:00 am
Will: Finally, I am back here to answer your questions.
I was watching the programme as background noise, while reading a newspaper. My ears perked up because the topic is of interest to me. My continuing or not continuing to watch I think is irrelevant.
I do not watch with an intent to nitpick but yes, I do notice errors and malapropisms. It is like finding a little piece of gravel going crunch between your teeth, as you enjoy a good caramel custard. Very annoying and distracting.
Going by this morning’s (3rd Nov) Newswatch, plenty of people keep watching but point out mistakes too. So plenty of viewers notice _and_ take BBC to task.
NB: I cannot resist so I must say this. I apologise if you are offended.
All the apostrophes you use are redundant. You intend to write plurals; but you write possessive case of those words instead. So in the above note, malapropism’s, cliche’s, metaphor’s should be set aside and replaced with malapropisms, cliches, metaphors respectively.