BBC ‘loves’ its single quotes

I can exclusively reveal that the BBC website editors have a serious addiction problem. This news may come as a shock to some, but I know a few who’ve noticed the dramatic increase over the years. It’s a serious case of infatuation with the single quotation mark (or his twin brother, the apostrophe, whichever way… read full entry »


BBC Desperate?

I was just reading an article on the BBC news website about the wikipedia “scanner” picking up on people using CIA computers to edit entries, modifications to Gerry Adams’ entry from the Vatican, etc. (source) …interesting enough in itself, but that’s not what I’m blogging about. When I got to the bottom I realised that… read full entry »