The Beeb had its knickers in a knot yesterday over formally and formerly.
In a trio · of · stories about the Shannon Matthews case they had these versions:
- Mr Donovan, who was formerly known as Paul Drake
- Mr Donovan, who was formally known as Paul Drake
- Mr Donovan, who was formally known as Paul Drake
- and it took two goes to get them to correct both of them. Not earth-shattering but slightly sloppy, and surprising that one email couldn't fix them both. If this isn't in the style guide then maybe it should be on the office wall? It's not rocket science - is it?
I am sorry this blog is so useless at present. Better days ahead, with luck.
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