tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post2299931618441671484..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Baling outCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-56624676662382693642015-09-16T19:39:06.583+01:002015-09-16T19:39:06.583+01:00And yet they never say Roma or Paree or Moskva...w...And yet they never say Roma or Paree or Moskva...wonder why? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-91414198100489685852015-09-16T18:41:41.052+01:002015-09-16T18:41:41.052+01:00A bit OT, but I’m always struck by the way Yolande...A bit OT, but I’m always struck by the way Yolande Knell has gone native with her pronunciations. I wrote this in 2013:<br /><br /> http://isthebbcbiased.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/miscellany-for-another-november-weekend.html<br /><br /><i>“Has anyone else noticed the way Yolande Knell now pronounces “Ramallah”? It’s now “Ruh’muh’lluh” - full-on, throaty and guttural,”</i><br />suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693686958796849316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-73682362942006997512015-09-16T18:23:52.087+01:002015-09-16T18:23:52.087+01:00I have noticed that as well, many times. I'm s...I have noticed that as well, many times. I'm sure there's some Style Guide excuse or dodge.David Preisernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-30387353322665272712015-09-16T09:12:23.098+01:002015-09-16T09:12:23.098+01:00Isn't it funny (not "ha, ha") that t...Isn't it funny (not "ha, ha") that the BBC takes politically correct pains with getting the pronunciation of foreign names just right, even to the point of pedantry, except in the case of Netanyahu and perhaps one or two others deemed unworthy of such care and respect...Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-87028559858617111382015-09-15T16:56:50.654+01:002015-09-15T16:56:50.654+01:00So Jo Coburn actually tried to correct Burden'...So Jo Coburn actually tried to correct Burden's Palestinian propaganda, something that is usually considered gospel at the BBC? A minor miracle. The only worry is whether or not she will be attacked internally for such blasphemy or if some of her die-hard anti-Israel types will open their eyes just a little because of it.David Preisernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-14466285498129522542015-09-15T14:23:06.894+01:002015-09-15T14:23:06.894+01:00A brief observation: the 10 year term on the Iran ...A brief observation: the 10 year term on the Iran nuclear "deal" (I don't actually believe it is any such thing) reflects well established Sharia law that allows Islamic states to enter into peace treaties with Kaffir states for only up to a maximum of 10 years. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com