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From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 08:08:16 +1100
NO! We've got him on the back foot so don't waver now. It was not 'reported 
speech' - the verb was active - 'the minister reported that' - so those rules 
don't apply. It was a clumsy verb, you're right, but it was not in the domain 
of the reporter.
Andrew Fildes
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On 07/01/2014, at 4:51 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:

> Okay, so it's that divided by a common language thing. <g>  Assuming it's 
> common usage in your media, then I suppose I'll put by blue pencil away and 
> let it go. Hard to do, but I can manage.
> 
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
> 
> On Jan 6, 2014, at 12:17 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> 
>> “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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