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sunflower68 | 18:58 Tue 11th Nov 2008 | ChatterBank
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Apologies if this had been mentioned already.

Whilst watching BBC online live news at work with our students we noticed the bulletin 'ticker' with the latest news run along the bottom of the screen with the words

"ex-servicemen have laid reefs at the cenotaph today".

The BBC. Marvellous eh?
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Maybe they need to employ Lucy Thomas.
19:00 Tue 11th Nov 2008
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Or Leggy could have a quiet word.
19:01 Tue 11th Nov 2008
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the type is automatically changed from verbal to written using a phonetic programme , so the computer programme only picked up the phonetic sound of reef
19:16 Tue 11th Nov 2008
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Perhaps it was dictated by Phil Mitchell.
19:18 Tue 11th Nov 2008
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no there is no heavy breathing mentioned before or after the quote
19:19 Tue 11th Nov 2008
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If you watch a 24 hour rolling news service you see a surprising number of mistakes.
20:39 Tue 11th Nov 2008
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that's interesting Johnny I never knew that. Stil terrible grammar; you would fink the person speaking could speak proper!
21:22 Tue 11th Nov 2008

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