When someone "slams" another zeleb. In reality this usually means they referred to them in a slightly negative way or perhaps didn't fully agree with something they did or said. But no, they have to be described as SLAMMING them, which conjures up images of extreme physical violence.
Also, the "icy blasts" and "plummeting temperatures" we get when it goes a little bit chilly.
This one is slightly off-topic, as it's something which annoyed me when reading teenage magazines years ago but I saw it recently in a tabloid's showbiz section. I wonder if magazines still do this?
In the showbiz pages, when talking about someone in a pop group, the writer replaces their surname with the name of the group. I think the one I saw the other day was "Tom McFly". You could also have, for example, "Marvin JLS", "Rochelle Saturdays", or "Jessy Little Mix"...ugh.
This is one that the broadsheets do (probably the tabloids do too) -
'Number 10 has announced.......'
No. Number 10 is a cardinal number and incapable of announcing anything. Do you mean 'Number 10 Downing Street has announced.....'? Still wrong. It's a building. You actually mean 'The Prime Minister's press office has issued a statement' or maybe 'A spokesperson for the Prime Minister has announced....'. Not that hard, really.
If something has happened to a member of the public in their house e.g. a fire, burglary or a serious incident then for some reason the tabloids need to mention the value of the house as if it somehow has any bearing on our sympathy with the victim i.e. ...'the £700,000 cottage was destroyed in the fire' or 'the victim's £250,000 house was cordoned off'.
A celebrity is referred to as "Big-Hearted" if said celebrity appears at the Pride of Britiain awards, or makes a donation to the charity (accompanied by an oversized cheque)
Women being referred to as telly babe or TV beauty before their name.
Examples in the sun today 'ex celeb big brother babe Danielle '
'Reality show beauty Kim kardashian' and 'telly beauty kirsty gallacher '
Women being referred to as telly babe or TV beauty before their name.
Examples in the sun today 'ex celeb big brother babe Danielle '
'Reality show beauty Kim kardashian' and 'telly beauty kirsty gallacher '
Yup.
Although judging by the DM' s obsession with the woman, I'm not sure whether "fat-arsed slapper" Kim Kardashian would go down too well with their readership.
Comments
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2240818/Melanie-Sykes-indulges-shandies-shows-results-workout-regime-tight-dress.html
I say! Mine's a Marriage on the Rocks, with a Twist of Infidelity
It was freezing this morning so to protect myself against the weather I donned a jaunty hat whilst stepping out to cheer on my son's football team.
I really should have tipped off the paps
Another from the sports pages: "spurned" (as in "Walcott spurned an opportunity to go 1-0 up").
Spurned means to reject, contemptuously. The point being that it's a deliberate act. No-one deliberately fails to score a goal.
As in 'Funnyman Jonathon Ross', or 'Funnyman Chris Moyles'.
Here we go again - Katy Perry "looks glum"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2241466/Katy-Perry-refuses-crack-smile-lands-Los-Angeles.html#comments
As quoted already - Slams / Slammed!!
My absolute pet hate! :mad:
Even DS use it!
If a baby has died they are "tragic tot".
'enviable figure'...'famous curves'....or any term at all applied to Carol Vorderman in yet another dress that is two sizes too small....
You get the feeling the tabloids really miss the Carry On Films.
In the showbiz pages, when talking about someone in a pop group, the writer replaces their surname with the name of the group. I think the one I saw the other day was "Tom McFly". You could also have, for example, "Marvin JLS", "Rochelle Saturdays", or "Jessy Little Mix"...ugh.
"....Lottery winner wins a cool 3 million", or "Tom Cruise is estimated to earn a cool 10 million".
'Number 10 has announced.......'
No. Number 10 is a cardinal number and incapable of announcing anything. Do you mean 'Number 10 Downing Street has announced.....'? Still wrong. It's a building. You actually mean 'The Prime Minister's press office has issued a statement' or maybe 'A spokesperson for the Prime Minister has announced....'. Not that hard, really.
Examples in the sun today 'ex celeb big brother babe Danielle '
'Reality show beauty Kim kardashian' and 'telly beauty kirsty gallacher '
Yup.
Although judging by the DM' s obsession with the woman, I'm not sure whether "fat-arsed slapper" Kim Kardashian would go down too well with their readership.