News-Record.com

"Editor's note: The News & Record follows the Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, which, among other things, prescribes that we "capitalize president as a formal title only before one or more names" and that the word "comedian" be used "for both men and women." The News & Record does, however, deviate from the AP rule that says a woman should be called an "actress.""

Which media reference book prescribes unbiased reporting on local politics?

Richard, I'm with you on the lack of proper grammar by "professionals" but in a different way.

When someone is injured in an accident, I thought they were TAKEN TO a hospital, not BROUGHT TO the hospital.

What about "Hello EVERYBODY". It should be
Hello EVERYONE.

There are so many more examples out there. Proper use of the English language has gone out the window like everything else in this world.

Blame it on pop culture..

I can't see James Brown singing "I feel well....".

Proper English usage has to be taught early in the educational process. I clearly and vividly remember Language Arts while an elementary student. I did so much despise conjugating a sentence. It was not until high school that I learned to appreciate this on a greater level. Then, several years later in an English Composition class in college I appreciated the high school teacher so much that I made a special effort to let her know on a brief visit home.

Rather today, it is not feasible to teach the proper use of the English language. To do that would take time away from teaching the students how to pass a test so that the staff, teachers, administrators, et al could receive a bonus!

Shalom

"Whenever the name of the president of the United States is used, the title is capitalized.
Failure to do so denigrates the office."

Well deserved.

"Isn't a girl or woman who is in the acting profession an "actress?" Constantly, we are told that these females are "actors." Isn't an actor a man?"

"Lastly, aren't ladies who make us laugh known as 'comediennes?" Nowadays they're called "comedians.' Isn't a man a 'comedian?'"

I'm not PC, but eliminating most gender-specific words makes sense. Can anyone give me a compelling reason why one should denote the sex of a person when announcing that he/she is an actor? What does his/her sex have to do with letting someone know that he/she acts?

"He" and "she" themselves are pretty useless most of the time. Just think about it. If we are discussing Jennifer and I ask, "Where is she?" why is it necessary to denote that Jennifer is a woman because I want to know where that particular person is?

A free beer goes to anyone who can give even the most slightly compelling reason for that.

And look at the infuriating need to constantly write this "he or she" and "his or her" garbage because of the useless construct of gender specificity.

AC, comedian is of French origin, which like all Romance languages, employs a masculine & feminine version of a given word depending upon the gender of the subject. Hence "chien" for a male dog and "chienne" for a female dog. See, it even works with animals, not just people!! Perhaps we shouldn't have been so lazy and created our own English word instead of borrowing the term from the Frenchies non?

Actor on the other hand isn't from any Romance language so I can't help you there.

For language purists like Mr. Morgan, good luck. No amount of LTEs is going to help. He may want to tackle Southern too. See ya'll later, I'm a fixin to watch me some football with my young'uns.

Since when is a dead person "honored?" When a deceased person is recognized through a speech, scholarship, statue, etc., they are "memorialized." Something is being done "in memory" of that person.

Richard:

Since grammar is so important to you, perhaps you should research the proper use of quotes and punctuation.