Unprecedented!!

UnusualSuspect · 26 Jun 2007 at 19:11

I mean, is it just me who has noticed this word being overused in news stories? Everything is unprecedented! In an unprecedented move the president of the unprecedented decided it was an unprecedented action to be unprecedented!

I'm so sick of hearing this word on the news I almost throw something at the TV and shout abuse when I hear it. I think it started around the time of the WTC 'terrorist' thing, and its been used and abused ever since. Not a news program can go by without someone coming up with the damn word. Do they get extra pay if they use it or something? Is there some sort of inside competition going on between rival newsreaders?

Its so crazy its unprecedented!

Riiya · 26 Jun 2007 at 19:14

UnusualSuspect said:
I mean, is it just me who has noticed this word being overused in news stories? Everything is unprecedented! In an unprecedented move the president of the unprecedented decided it was an unprecedented action to be unprecedented!

I'm so sick of hearing this word on the news I almost throw something at the TV and shout abuse when I hear it. I think it started around the time of the WTC 'terrorist' thing, and its been used and abused ever since. Not a news program can go by without someone coming up with the damn word. Do they get extra pay if they use it or something? Is there some sort of inside competition going on between rival newsreaders?

Its so crazy its unprecedented!

Get used to Western news; they dramatise, exaggerate and 'impress' common people with long words.

Megahurtz400 · 26 Jun 2007 at 19:17

This thread was unprecedented!!

Ill get my coat

Spuds · 26 Jun 2007 at 19:19

UnusualSuspect said:
... I think it started around the time of the WTC 'terrorist' thing, and its been used and abused ever since. ...

I think it was about that time that all the British news readers started using the American date format as well. It really annoys me, it makes no grammatical sense! September the eleventh of what??? :mad:

Azagoth · 26 Jun 2007 at 19:19

UnusualSuspect said:
I think it started around the time of the WTC 'terrorist' thing

Nice description of the single most destructive terrorist attack you have there. Although why did you feel the need to place the word terrorist in apostrophes, are you saying that somehow it wasn't a terrorist attck?

Clinkz · 26 Jun 2007 at 19:27

UnusualSuspect said:
I mean, is it just me who has noticed this word being overused in news stories? Everything is unprecedented! In an unprecedented move the president of the unprecedented decided it was an unprecedented action to be unprecedented!

I'm so sick of hearing this word on the news I almost throw something at the TV and shout abuse when I hear it. I think it started around the time of the WTC 'terrorist' thing, and its been used and abused ever since. Not a news program can go by without someone coming up with the damn word. Do they get extra pay if they use it or something? Is there some sort of inside competition going on between rival newsreaders?

Its so crazy its unprecedented!

I absolutely have to agree with you on this one. Even the rain over the weekend was reported as 'unprecedented' like its never even rained before.

UnusualSuspect · 26 Jun 2007 at 19:29

Azagoth said:
Nice description of the single most destructive terrorist attack you have there. Although why did you feel the need to place the word terrorist in apostrophes, are you saying that somehow it wasn't a terrorist attck?

I was being.. uhh.. diplomatic! Which in itself is unprecedented! *cough* Theres plenty of conspiracy theories around about the cause not being terrorism, and I'm undecided. Theres certainly plenty of information to make me think something wasn't right that day. A mass of coincidences? Maybe.