Saturday, January 9th, 2010
Subbing tip #7: Out there? Don’t go there
Every journalist and his dog seems to add this redundant phrase to whatever story they’re writing (or presenting, if it’s on TV or radio). Here’s a typical example (from the Telegraph): “Amazon releases Kindle for iPhone but are there enough ebooks out there?” Uh – out where, exactly? If the story is asking whether there are enough enough [...]
