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Old 12-15-2008, 12:51 AM
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Default Re: Is this true??

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Originally Posted by ctabuk View Post
You guys know more about this than I do, as you are in the States.
rumours (British) / not 'rumor' (American)
programme (British) / not program (American)
Google used in both singular and plural senses, ie. 'Google have' 'Google has'
'Could this be anything to do with...' (I'm not even sure if this is British to be honest with you, but as an American I would write 'Could this have anything to do with'

The article itself is not up to New York Times' standards.

1. Our reporter, Kevin Riley.....followed by 'All we are getting is 'no comment' - (Who is the we?)
2. Use of it's (it is) instead of the proper its (possesive)
3. 'Let's hope that Google don't get up to anything silly with Sky's own satellite systems' (use of contractions when in formal writing contractions are typically not used, using the word 'silly', and the statement itself lacks objectivity.)
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