Friday, June 24, 2005
Forsaking Grammar To Make Point
Sometimes the press works a little too hard to disguise the fact that it has a viewpoint. Of course, word choice is the most common way they give an impression under the guise of reporting -- but now they seem to be stooping to ejecting the rules of grammar. This NYTimes piece caught my eye.
The anti-Americanism that surged through much of the world over the war in Iraq shows modest signs of abating, although distinctly negative views persist in the Muslim world, an international opinion poll released Thursday indicates.Oh no, they could not write "International opinion of America improves," instead we are treated to a sentence you need to diagram to even begin to comprehend, all in the name of emphasizing the negatives.
