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Words That Sportswriters Use That Make Me Cringe

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by LanceyHoward, Dec 18, 2020.

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  1. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    Saw a Ben Dover personnel announcement in a B2B trade mag the other day.
     
    goalmouth, Dec 29, 2020
    #169
  2. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    They tried "messing with it" for all women's sports except basketball.

    It did not go well.

    Tennessee announces return of Lady Vols logo for all sports
     
    BTExpress, Dec 29, 2020
    #170
  3. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Been waiting for an off-day to post this, but, analytics!

    I know there are some who swear by them, some who swear at them, but there's a lot of folks who don't know what the eff they mean and it just flies past them. (And does anyone know if there's an Analytics 101 site or book?)
     
    HanSenSE, Dec 30, 2020
    #171
  4. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Web Analytics For Dummies Cheat Sheet - dummies
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Dec 30, 2020
    #172
  5. LanceyHoward

    LanceyHoward Well-Known Member

    The use of acronyms in reporting on analytics. It is hard enough to figure out what the analytics mean even when an explanation is provided but to use acronym without explanation causes me to click out of the story.
     
    Last edited: Jan 1, 2021
    LanceyHoward, Dec 30, 2020
    #173
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  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Came across one today and I've cringed for decades on it.

    Motorists.
     
    MileHigh, Dec 30, 2020
    #174
  7. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Was Rodney King the original motorist? Can’t remember really hearing it before that, and everyone needed a word to call him because they were too scared to just say police were beating the hell out of a Black guy.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Dec 30, 2020
    #175
  8. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    I'd never associate King as a motorist. It's more for traffic stories and detours. Being from SoCal, I loathe the word.
     
    MileHigh, Dec 30, 2020
    #176
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  9. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    Roadway sted of road.
     
    goalmouth, Jan 1, 2021
    #177
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  10. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Speaking of roads and traffic:

    At the intersection of Main Street and West Avenue.
     
    MileHigh, Jan 1, 2021
    #178
  11. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    More NFL game announcers than writers: "High pointed", "in space", "put his foot in the ground", "the defense needs to get off the field".
     
    goalmouth, Jan 1, 2021
    #179
  12. Robert Carter

    Robert Carter New Member

    I got here late, so two additions to the nickname party...

    Barren County High School (Glasgow, Kentucky) boys are Trojans, girls are Trojanettes. The jokes almost write themselves.

    Centralia High School (Illinois) boys are Orphans, girls are Annies. Supposedly in the early days the boys played in ragged old uniforms, looking like kids from an orphanage. Girls came along later, and I suspect you can figure out how they got their name.
     
    Robert Carter, Jan 2, 2021
    #180
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