[thechat] Re: accent or mispronounciation?

[javier velasco]

Morgan Kelsey wrote:

>deke noted:
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>>In the US, sports writers aren't supposed to be literate; they are barely
>>required to be able to get both a subject and verb within three
>>paragraphs of each other.  We extend the low expectations to
>>sportscasters as well.
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>oh man, i had to stop watching the opening ceremony
>when the announcer (the U.S. announcer) proclaimed:
>"And from the geometry hall of fame, this has gotta be Euclid!"
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>total bummer, no stations without announcers -- trying to listen to the
>music and watch all the cool stuff with morons talking over it is about as
>satisfying as a chile pepper and salt sandwich.
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I totally agree, I waited the whole ceremony to listen to Bjork, but
then she was buried under silly comments

>and *then* there's the US coverage, which is unavoidably grotesque. evening
>TV is full of the events we're winning at, full of sob stories about how
>HARD this poor athelete worked to get here. DUH?!?!? this is the olympics
>right?
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>we get shots of "and there's his/her parents" looking on....
>but NEVER for a non-US athelete. i guess they don't have families, or jobs
>at home depot, or any training....ugh!!!
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Exactly