Fowl play as Peacock moves in (From Bucks Free Press)

'Beautiful plumage...!'

Hang on,isnt this blatant"exploitation of men!
Using a man as your headline to grab the attention when the story is actually about a woman.Tut tut Oliver.Get down the library and find yourself a book on misleading sexist headlines.oh and while your there can you pop into tesco for some cranberry sauce Im just off to Chesham on an errand

ferrellcat wrote:
Hang on,isnt this blatant"exploitation of men! Using a man as your headline to grab the attention when the story is actually about a woman.Tut tut Oliver.Get down the library and find yourself a book on misleading sexist headlines.oh and while your there can you pop into tesco for some cranberry sauce Im just off to Chesham on an errand

At least he didn't put 'petrelhead'...

Good grief Oliver Evans. Please think about what you write and check it before publishing.

Three times you call it a peaCOCK, even though you explain that a female, as this is, is actually a peaHEN.

And what about this awful sentence:
"The Peahen, males are Peacocks, enjoy sitting on car roofs and bonnets, said Deep Acres Emma Rynn said."

It should be "enjoyS" and you only need one "said" at the end, plus an apostrophe after "Deep Acres".

Dreadful. E-

Go back to school and learn how to write.

Blueberry wrote:
Good grief Oliver Evans. Please think about what you write and check it before publishing.

Three times you call it a peaCOCK, even though you explain that a female, as this is, is actually a peaHEN.

And what about this awful sentence:
"The Peahen, males are Peacocks, enjoy sitting on car roofs and bonnets, said Deep Acres Emma Rynn said."

It should be "enjoyS" and you only need one "said" at the end, plus an apostrophe after "Deep Acres".

Dreadful. E-

Go back to school and learn how to write.

I was going to say that looks like a peahen, not a peacock!

I bet Emma's surname is ANOTHER typo as well.

My children could have written this better when they were still at primary school - though whether it's interesting enough for them to both is another question.

Obviously a slow new day, but that means there's less excuse for such sloppiness.

Ha ha. Typos are catching - the problem is we can't edit our comments, whereas the journos can and should.

I meant "slow newS day"!

Blueberry wrote:
I bet Emma's surname is ANOTHER typo as well.

My children could have written this better when they were still at primary school - though whether it's interesting enough for them to both is another question.

Obviously a slow new day, but that means there's less excuse for such sloppiness.

Apparently Oliver Evans is the chief reporter at the Bucks Free Press. How the hell did he rise that far with such sloppy journalism?

I mean, I don't get annoyed by non-standard grammar like the placing of apostrophes, but to actually type the word 'said' twice, and then confuse peacocks and peahens... a ten year old could do better.

OllieNewbury wrote:

Blueberry wrote: I bet Emma's surname is ANOTHER typo as well. My children could have written this better when they were still at primary school - though whether it's interesting enough for them to both is another question. Obviously a slow new day, but that means there's less excuse for such sloppiness.

Apparently Oliver Evans is the chief reporter at the Bucks Free Press. How the hell did he rise that far with such sloppy journalism? I mean, I don't get annoyed by non-standard grammar like the placing of apostrophes, but to actually type the word 'said' twice, and then confuse peacocks and peahens... a ten year old could do better.

Well lets face it..... most local hacks can't get jobs with decent papers and mags.... fact.