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From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 17:17:45 +0000
“reported speech” is a description or term, Bob. It puts into context the way 
the sentence is written and provides the rules governing its form.  It’s not 
about reports, as such.

Chris

On 5 Jan 2014, at 22:02, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> So, if I were looking at the sentence in question as copy coming across my 
> desk. I would question the use of the word "reported." I would want to know 
> if the writer meant that the Prime Minister reported as in a written report 
> of some sort, or if, at some point, he _said_ he was keen to preserve the 
> State Pension.
> 
> Unless "reported" originated in a document excavated from 10 Downing St., I 
> would encourage the writer to phrase the sentence differently. For example, 
> "The Prime Minister said . . ." or, if the quote deserved more emphasis, "The 
> Prime Minister was adamant in his support for the State Pension." Using "The 
> Prime Minister reported" sounds a bit pretentious to me. But then I'm not a 
> Brit. <wink> 

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