tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376836.post113789571212527517..comments2023-05-25T07:04:45.749-04:00Comments on Watch Me sleep: To the Language Log phone!Ed Keerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15427371337512386674noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376836.post-1138065716552003332006-01-23T20:21:00.000-05:002006-01-23T20:21:00.000-05:00Wow, that quote from Aristar is almost as bad as L...Wow, that quote from Aristar is almost as bad as Lederer (as I discussed <A HREF="http://camba.ucsd.edu/bakovic/blog/index.php/english-international-and-simple/" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Now I wonder what Aristar actually meant/said ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11376836.post-1137940613198724872006-01-22T09:36:00.000-05:002006-01-22T09:36:00.000-05:00re: misquoting, I can tell you from experience, yo...re: misquoting, I can tell you from experience, you can never know what bit of info the journalist will misunderstand, etc. I've been taken to task many times for not ensuring that a reporter understood x, y, or z, but think of the number of pieces of info the reporter is processing. You just can't predict which bit will come out wrong. And, of course there are exceptions, but it's very rare that a staffer from the media will call to fact-check.<BR/><BR/>MaryannAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com