Wednesday, July 20, 2011

In Terms of Bollocks 6

Today, 17.20, Matthew Amroliwala reporting on BBC World News on David Cameron's meeting with the 1922 Committee:

  "Backbenchers were cheered up in terms of what they heard from the Prime Minister ...."

   = Backbenchers were cheered up by what they heard from the Prime Minister ....."


Today, 17.26, Matthew Amroliwala reporting on expansion of the Operation Weeting team:


  "That will take the team in terms of size from 45 to 60 officers"


   = That will take the team from 45 officers to 60"


Today, 17.29, Matthew Amroliwala reporting on the Somalia famine:


  "In terms of difficulties on the ground in Somalia, how are those difficulties adding to your problems?"


  = How are difficulties on the ground in Somalia adding to your problems?


Can you believe all this verbal crap coming out of the mouths of BBC presenters?

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