Re: The dumbing down of the news

[SteveOrdinetz <steveord@xtdl.com>]

At 10:18 AM 2/10/99 -0500, Bill O'Neill wrote:
>
>Grumble Grumble!>>
>
>There are very few news talkers who get Cardinal Law's description
>correct, either.  "Bernard Cardinal Law" is how he'd like it (and
>tradition seems to have it), and most say "Cardinal Bernard Law".  Not
>to mention that he pronounces it "Ber'-nid".


Mis-pronunciation of names is one of those peeves of mine.  I can
understand when it's some obscure foreigner with an unpronouncable name
(and the wire services seem to assume we all know how to pronounce these
names, 'cuz pronunciation guides are few & far between), but local/regional
people/places there's no excuse.

I cringe for every time I hear the state that's between California &
Washington pronounced Or-uh-gone.    

------------------------------