Steve WoodsMar 8

Horseback officers?

Someone's never heard of mounted police.

#BadEnglish #BadJournalism #Bristol

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/six-arrests-made-protests-bristol-10853856

Arrests made as horseback officers use batons in Bristol protests

Police said some 200 officers including from neighbouring police forces attended the marches and clashes where projectiles were thrown at them

Bristol Live
Show threadsunflowerinrainMar 8

@wood5y
A thought occurred.

Bristol Post editor: Change this to "horseback officer".
New journalist: ???
Editor: Policy. We always mangle a word or two.
Journalist: But why?
Editor: For free publicity from that Steve Woods. He's famous, and we get the clicks.

Show threadSteve Woods

@sunflowerinrain Nice one.

If I hadn't been a linguist, I'd have been a really pedantic sub-editor. :)

Mar 8 at 12:04pmWeb
Show threadSteve WoodsMar 8

@sunflowerinrain PS: I've been reading the rag for 5 decades.

It used to be dire then.

It's far worse now.

Show threadsunflowerinrainMar 8
@wood5y
Sympathy!