Deceptichum@quokk.auM to World News@quokk.auEnglish · 2 months ago‘It was carnage’: students describe suspected mass food poisoning at New Zealand universitywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-link‘It was carnage’: students describe suspected mass food poisoning at New Zealand universitywww.theguardian.comDeceptichum@quokk.auM to World News@quokk.auEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
Reports of vomit streaming down windows as more than 100 University of Canterbury students fall ill, with cause of stomach bug being investigated
minus-squarecircuscritic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down6·2 months agoSo what? Are you saying that all slang is appropriate when reporting on real world events? Even if it completely changes the context of the article to mean something entirely different? This is The Guardian, not a blog post.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.auOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoYes, common language is appropriate in reporting. Especially when the audience is common people.
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So what? Are you saying that all slang is appropriate when reporting on real world events? Even if it completely changes the context of the article to mean something entirely different?
This is The Guardian, not a blog post.
Yes, common language is appropriate in reporting. Especially when the audience is common people.
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