Monday 2 February 2009

Abused words

Some of the words I wish will be banned,

Breaking News - There used to be a sanctity for Breaking News once. The axiom in TV industry was that the normal program should not be interrupted at any cost, unless there is a news of national importance that needs to be broken immediately. Even then, the normal program is cut, and the Breaking News is broadcast as a brief story lasting one minute. But today this word has lost its importance through mindless use. Yesterday the breaking news for NDTV was the Upahar convicts getting bail......... Come on give me a break.

Absolutely - The scenario goes like this. The TV anchor asks the journalist on the field an unimportant question. The journalist HAS to start his/her answer with 'Absolutely'. A sample is as follows; The anchor - " Sreenivas, we heard that Ramalingam Raju did not piss the whole night in the jail yesterday. Is it true?". Sreenivas in reply - "Absolutely, Nidhi. We understand that he didnt drink enough water and hence was unable to piss".......................... you get the gist.

Only - This word is a part of every sentence spoken by every convent educated girl from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. "We have planned a picnic to Bangalore only". "We are only having exams tomorrow, ya". "Did you hear? Dhoni only won the toss". It is so irritating.

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