Canada's Federal Liberal party hires a Japanese ad firm in an effort to sell the Speech from the Throne to the opposition parties. No word on results yet. Paul Martin is reportedly so pleased with the ad he wants to replace the Liberals' Red book with it.
Just kidding. The image is a sample of what you can find at Engrish.com, a site in love with the mangled syntax non English speakers can create. This is about laughing with, not at, just in case anybody wonders.
Found via Lexography.com, a new blog found via Eternity Road.
Makes room for CanWest to join the majors
Kudos to CanWest for calling a terrorist a terrorist . Many, including The Last Amazon , will be happy to hear it. Reuters is among the worst of the major western news services, where I would also place the BBC and the CBC.
Unsurprisingly, Reuters is not happy about the changes CanWest made to Reuters wire stories:
Our editorial policy is that we don't use emotive words when labeling someone," said David A. Schlesinger, Reuters' global managing editor. "Any paper can change copy and do whatever they want. But if a paper wants to change our copy that way, we would be more comfortable if they remove the byline." Mr. Schlesinger said he was concerned that changes like those made at CanWest could lead to "confusion" about what Reuters is reporting and possibly endanger its reporters in volatile areas or situations. "My goal is to protect
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