Who edits the BBC Northern Ireland news online? How can such an demi-literate ignoramus have got a job in Broadcasting House?
Whoever they are, they persist in calling Lady Hermon "Lady Sylvia" [sic].
Unbelievable. Half of the people who "work" in that place ought to be made redundant, at any rate.
Lady Hermon is not the daughter of a duke, marquess or earl. Ergo, it is incorrect to refer to her in the manner BBC NI use.
Bee in the bonnet? She never refers to herself as Lady Sylvia, so I shouldn't worry about. The BBC never gets anything right, and has an congenital class agenda.
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Indeed, I've let the blighters get under my skin. Weakness.
ReplyDeleteI must try harder to ignore them more. It's hard.
I'm sure the lady in question doesn't encourage them, in that sense.
Must admit, I do refer to her the same way occasionally, although I am under probably less of a duty of care in that I am not broadcasting to the rest of the nation! Will pay more attention in future!
ReplyDeleteHa ha! They have a library full of reference volumes, they are getting paid public money for a service, they have no excuse.
ReplyDeleteI am being pedantic, I know; it's a weakness. They, though, are fair game.
I actually think that whoever wrote that article on their website did it despite me! :-) They're good at taunting us.