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laogaiguk



Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea

PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:35 pm    Post subject: Swearing in a news article Reply with quote

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/books/01/11/arts.frey.reut/index.html

Check out this line

Quote:
"I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this bullshit with any sort of further response," Frey wrote this week on his personal Web site, bigjimindustries.com.


I don't really think it is much of a big deal, but still, I was surprised to see this in an article on CNN.com, even if it was a quote. Ofcourse, after previewing, I see you can't see it with the mommy filter on. It's bull-*beep*.
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Paji eh Wong



Joined: 03 Jun 2003

PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

From the article.

Quote:
"I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this bull---- with any sort of further response," Frey wrote this week on his personal Web site, bigjimindustries.com.


They fixed it.

Its reported speech, so in my print universe it shouldn't be a problem.
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laogaiguk



Joined: 06 Dec 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Paji eh Wong wrote:
From the article.

Quote:
"I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this bull---- with any sort of further response," Frey wrote this week on his personal Web site, bigjimindustries.com.


They fixed it.

Its reported speech, so in my print universe it shouldn't be a problem.


My universe too Wink But it was CNN so I was surprised. I guess it's gone now. Prob had someone complain Smile
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Nowhere Man



Joined: 08 Feb 2004

PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:05 am    Post subject: ... Reply with quote

Whew. I thought the news article was going to be a new Supreme Court Justice... Cool
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