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Could it just be poor equipment or inexperienced equipment operators? Can't say I've noticed it myself.

On a separate note, I mentioned it earlier on the thread but I have to repeat that the omission of the definite article and/or possessive adjective in racing programmes is really annoying the shite out of a classically educated old fart like me. Even ITV Racing has started doing it. Aaaarrrgghhhhh!!

So-and-so did not win 'on debut'; it won on his/her/its debut.

I can't help thinking someone has read Timeform racecard summaries and assumed the apocopated language sometimes used there is meant to be real prose and has decided to use it when working on TV,probably some clown like Nevison or Mellish, and others have thought, "Oh, that must be acceptable," and now all these useless TV fvckers are doing it.

It is fvcking driving me crazy.

It's like fvcking teenagers who think it's okay to use text language in class work.

Rant over.

For now.

(Apologies - I'm in great pain due to a foot problem.)

<blockquote data-quote="Desert Orchid" data-source="post: 2421666" data-attributes="member: 65242">Could it just be poor equipment or inexperienced equipment operators? Can&#039;t say I&#039;ve noticed it myself. On a separate note, I mentioned it earlier on the thread but I have to repeat that the omission of the definite article and/or possessive adjective in racing programmes is really annoying the shite out of a classically educated old fart like me. Even ITV Racing has started doing it. Aaaarrrgghhhhh!!So-and-so did not win &#039;on debut&#039;; it won on his/her/its debut.I can&#039;t help thinking someone has read Timeform racecard summaries and assumed the apocopated language sometimes used there is meant to be real prose and has decided to use it when working on TV,probably some clown like Nevison or Mellish, and others have thought, &quot;Oh, that must be acceptable,&quot; and now all these useless TV fvckers are doing it.It is fvcking driving me crazy.It&#039;s like fvcking teenagers who think it&#039;s okay to use text language in class work.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":mad:" title="Mad&nbsp; &nbsp; :mad:"&nbsp; data-smilie="4"data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":mad:" title="Mad&nbsp; &nbsp; :mad:"&nbsp; data-smilie="4"data-shortname=":mad:" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":mad:" title="Mad&nbsp; &nbsp; :mad:"&nbsp; data-smilie="4"data-shortname=":mad:" />Rant over.For now.(Apologies - I&#039;m in great pain due to a foot problem.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desert Orchid, post: 2421666, member: 65242"] Could it just be poor equipment or inexperienced equipment operators? Can't say I've noticed it myself. On a separate note, I mentioned it earlier on the thread but I have to repeat that the omission of the definite article and/or possessive adjective in racing programmes is really annoying the shite out of a classically educated old fart like me. Even ITV Racing has started doing it. Aaaarrrgghhhhh!! So-and-so did not win 'on debut'; it won on his/her/its debut. I can't help thinking someone has read Timeform racecard summaries and assumed the apocopated language sometimes used there is meant to be real prose and has decided to use it when working on TV,probably some clown like Nevison or Mellish, and others have thought, "Oh, that must be acceptable," and now all these useless TV fvckers are doing it. It is fvcking driving me crazy. It's like fvcking teenagers who think it's okay to use text language in class work. :mad::mad::mad: Rant over. For now. (Apologies - I'm in great pain due to a foot problem.) [/QUOTE]

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