SPORTS: V. GOOD, ENGLISH LANGUAGE: ATROCIOUS.

Presumably most of the world is immersed in the current Olympic Games. As with any competition, someone is going to win. Why, then, do we have to suffer ongoing comments such as 'amazing' and 'unbelievable', particularly from the British competitors? In addition, we are informed that they are focusing, or going to 'medal', alternatively, 'podium'. We have become used to the childlike text speak, not forgetting 'given' and 'big ask'.

The reason for these comments is to point out that, apart from the incorrect use of all the foregoing, they are being practised by the host nation, with the BBC being the main protagonist. We, GB, happen to be enjoying considerable success in the competition; we should, however, consider that we need the most international of languages to be used correctly. The embarrassing aspect of all this is, that foreigners are better at our language than most of our inhabitants.


MUST DO BETTER.