Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, Aug 29 2006
That's a lot of allegeds
Broadcasters, reporters and writers have to be careful about reporting the capture of wanted individuals. The word "alleged" (and its variations) appears more and more in sentences as people try to fall into line with the concept of a person being presumed innocent until proven guilty. Even so, when I saw the stories coming out this morning about the arrest of Warren Jeffs, I wasn't quite ready for so many uses of the word. It's too bad that we don't have more synonyms for "alleged". It's beginning to sound silly when anyone starts talking about a suspect with a list of charges longer than a reticulated giraffe's tail.
posted at: 09:42 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Broadcasters, reporters and writers have to be careful about reporting the capture of wanted individuals. The word "alleged" (and its variations) appears more and more in sentences as people try to fall into line with the concept of a person being presumed innocent until proven guilty. Even so, when I saw the stories coming out this morning about the arrest of Warren Jeffs, I wasn't quite ready for so many uses of the word. It's too bad that we don't have more synonyms for "alleged". It's beginning to sound silly when anyone starts talking about a suspect with a list of charges longer than a reticulated giraffe's tail.
posted at: 09:42 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
