How hard is this?
The headline in the paper:
Britain
arrests 16
suspected
terrorists
arrests 16
suspected
terrorists
How hard is it to get through the idea that no matter what you think of the most n'ere do well in the world, a modicum of civilized respect is to not label the person as "terrorist" or "killer" or "murderer," etc. -- which "suspected," "accused," "alleged" and their ilk do -- when there are perfectly good alternatives. Try this:
Britain
arrests 16
terrorism
suspects
posted by Doug @ 10:13 AM
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4 Comments:
This example reminds me of stories about Blanche Taylor Moore, maker of peanut butter milkshakes that had a secret ingredient. During her trial, leads would come to the desk with this start:
Accused arsenic killer Blanche Taylor Moore...
It's so hard to kill arsenic, too.
Hi from Denmark! Lucky for me, I appear to have landed right at the beginning of an all-out newspaper war. Any interest in hearing more?
I hope you're having fun torturing a fresh batch!
Jess
Details! Details! Keep your head down.
And send cheese!
(I'd resent that reference to torture, but ...)
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