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From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 12:51:07 -0500
Okay, so it's that divided by a common language thing. <g>  Assuming it's 
common usage in your media, then I suppose I'll put by blue pencil away and let 
it go. Hard to do, but I can manage.

--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal

On Jan 6, 2014, at 12:17 PM, Chris Barker wrote:

> “reported speech” is a description or term, Bob. It puts into context the way 
> the sentence is written and provides the rules governing its form.  It’s not 
> about reports, as such.
> 
> Chris
> 
> On 5 Jan 2014, at 22:02, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> So, if I were looking at the sentence in question as copy coming across my 
>> desk. I would question the use of the word "reported." I would want to know 
>> if the writer meant that the Prime Minister reported as in a written report 
>> of some sort, or if, at some point, he _said_ he was keen to preserve the 
>> State Pension.
>> 
>> Unless "reported" originated in a document excavated from 10 Downing St., I 
>> would encourage the writer to phrase the sentence differently. For example, 
>> "The Prime Minister said . . ." or, if the quote deserved more emphasis, 
>> "The Prime Minister was adamant in his support for the State Pension." Using 
>> "The Prime Minister reported" sounds a bit pretentious to me. But then I'm 
>> not a Brit. <wink> 
> 

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