tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post3847262146250601609..comments2023-12-06T19:46:26.522-05:00Comments on The Greenbelt: ConcerningThe Ridger, FCDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-60540825426464326822011-12-01T14:19:58.550-05:002011-12-01T14:19:58.550-05:00Well, in this case, they were quoting some DOJ off...Well, in this case, they were quoting some DOJ official. I do agree with you, though.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-9902929154681513242011-12-01T10:48:01.710-05:002011-12-01T10:48:01.710-05:00It sounds odd.
As an aside, my biggest problem wi...It sounds odd.<br /><br />As an aside, my biggest problem with words like that is that they are judgemental. A reporter should not add editorial comments to a story. If it's a quote, that's fine, but I really don't care what the reporter feels about the story ("It was concerning ..." means "I was concerned ...") TV reporters/newsreaders are especially bad about it.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-70482678474014875372011-11-30T20:17:35.818-05:002011-11-30T20:17:35.818-05:00Perhaps the revival of the archaism "concerni...Perhaps the revival of the archaism "concerning" is a product of media corporate lawyers who strive to cover their employers' derrières by advocating the use of less-judgmental words for what most folks are really thinking, like "troubling," "disturbing," etc.Kathienoreply@blogger.com