tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181379236915374786.post8356011418379174760..comments2023-06-15T05:02:54.917-07:00Comments on Jose Carillo on the English Language: The problem with words without sound semantic underpinningsJoeCarillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788768736802648247noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181379236915374786.post-1753875618097539442011-12-05T00:17:25.998-08:002011-12-05T00:17:25.998-08:00"Bared? Is 'revealed' or 'disclos..."Bared? Is 'revealed' or 'disclosed' not good enough?"<br /><br />My answer: It's a matter of choice and style. We can't dictate on the reporter.<br /><br />"And why the unaccompanied 'Friday'?"<br /><br />My answer: Again, it's the paper's journalistic style. Just do it your way in your own writing.<br /><br />"And what's wrong with the simple present tense (in the sentence in question)?"<br /><br />Nothing. Again, it's a matter of choice.<br /><br />Regarding "proximate," the meaning you are insisting on is just one of the meanings of that adjective. It can also mean "very near" or "close." By what authority are you saying that the phrase "most proximate" is nonsense? I suggest you check out your grammar of comparatives; it's very unseemly for anyone to be talking ex cathedra on a matter that's really self-explanatory and nondebatable.JoeCarillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788768736802648247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181379236915374786.post-73172150256214870552011-11-30T01:48:12.564-08:002011-11-30T01:48:12.564-08:00From Media Watch:
"My suspicion is that the ...From Media Watch:<br /><br />"My suspicion is that the writer thought that the singular proper noun “Batangas province,” being most proximate to the verb “promise,” was its logical subject." <br /> <br />"Proximate" means nearest, or next before or after (in place, order, time etc). Therefore, "most proximate" is a nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181379236915374786.post-23310594658958548782011-11-30T01:38:28.622-08:002011-11-30T01:38:28.622-08:00From Media Watch:
“The Philippine Drug Enforcemen...From Media Watch:<br /><br />“The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Friday bared that drug syndicates are now cloning the credit cards they are using in their nefarious activities.”<br /> <br />Bared? Is "revealed" or "disclosed" not good enough?<br /> <br />And why the unaccompanied "Friday"?<br /> <br />And what's wrong with the simple present tense?<br /> <br />"The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency disclosed on Friday that drug syndicates are now cloning the credit cards they use in their nefarious activities."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com