Comments on: Semantics Perhaps, but Important http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/2017/09/semantics-perhaps-but-important/ A sense of humour is just common sense dancing. Sat, 20 Jan 2018 03:24:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: In Vino http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/2017/09/semantics-perhaps-but-important/#comment-199246 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:24:41 +0000 http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/?p=9959#comment-199246 As a teacher of Languages, I totally agree with your point, Brian. Milne is wrong and misguided. I don’t think that all the above commenters read your post carefully.

]]> By: pjr http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/2017/09/semantics-perhaps-but-important/#comment-199229 Thu, 14 Sep 2017 01:29:10 +0000 http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/?p=9959#comment-199229 The Journalism might be dodgy but the people making the statements are even more so.Last night Bill English stated that only he was in the right position to judge the authenticity of the Joyce statement.Michelle Boag called Jacinda Adern Untrustworthy on National Radio yesterday ,concidering her involvement with the National Party Id say thats the Pot calling the kettle black.Lets remember that Key promised tax cuts for all and No increase in GST.The wealthy received the tax cuts and the rest of us received an increase in GST now thats untrustworty!Dodgy jounalism may irritate but the National Party has caused far more greif for me.

]]> By: Kat http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/2017/09/semantics-perhaps-but-important/#comment-199219 Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:24:07 +0000 http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/?p=9959#comment-199219 Talk about dodgy journalism what about the latest poll that puts Paddy Gower in the drivers seat shifting gears so dramatically. Whether its devastating is yet to be seen.

The one thing this election has highlighted is just how ridiculous our media is and the woefully pathetic state of journalism in this country.

]]> By: pjr http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/2017/09/semantics-perhaps-but-important/#comment-199218 Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:08:12 +0000 http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/?p=9959#comment-199218 Dont care about the “Im Sorry but”its the Finance Ministers inability to accurately read figures which bothers me.

]]> By: Richard http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/2017/09/semantics-perhaps-but-important/#comment-199216 Tue, 12 Sep 2017 07:01:15 +0000 http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/?p=9959#comment-199216 Its the SST. What can you expect ?

]]> By: Zinc http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/2017/09/semantics-perhaps-but-important/#comment-199215 Tue, 12 Sep 2017 00:13:42 +0000 http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/?p=9959#comment-199215 Of course, a cleverly-planned apology can be even more stinging than the original insult. “I’m sorry you’re upset by what I said” isn’t the same as “I’m sorry I upset you”, The reserved apology, but.

]]> By: tony simpson http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/2017/09/semantics-perhaps-but-important/#comment-199205 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 10:13:11 +0000 http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/?p=9959#comment-199205 I’d call it infuriating arrogance driven by an undeserved sense of entitlement

]]> By: Kat http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/2017/09/semantics-perhaps-but-important/#comment-199204 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 07:05:24 +0000 http://brianedwardsmedia.co.nz/?p=9959#comment-199204 Canny bit of word play though.

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