WTF! Reuters reporters have been reading too many message boards.

[Yossarian]

baby pigs on highway

"If these had been full-grown hogs, they would have gone ballistic," Watson said. "We would of had to shoot them." (emphasis added)

That really pisses me off to see 4th grade internet grammar on CNN.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

🙂 Hahahaha, that amuses me.

 

[Orsorum]

j00 r teh n00b 4t teh gr4mm4r

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: PipBoy
baby pigs on highway

"If these had been full-grown hogs, they would have gone ballistic," Watson said. "We would of had to shoot them." (emphasis added)

That really pisses me off to see 4th grade internet grammar on CNN.

I don't see what the problem is, seeing that they're qouting someone else. The reporter himself didn't make the mistake, he's just qouting someone else.

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: PipBoy
baby pigs on highway

"If these had been full-grown hogs, they would have gone ballistic," Watson said. "We would of had to shoot them." (emphasis added)

That really pisses me off to see 4th grade internet grammar on CNN.

I don't see what the problem is, seeing that they're qouting someone else. The reporter himself didn't make the mistake, he's just qouting someone else.

He's quoting someone's spoken words. No matter how dumbly you say "would of" or "would've", a reporter should know the right way to write it.

 

[NogginBoink]

Originally posted by: PipBoy
baby pigs on highway

"If these had been full-grown hogs, they would have gone ballistic," Watson said. "We would of had to shoot them." (emphasis added)

That really pisses me off to see 4th grade internet grammar on CNN.

I'm with you on this one. Makes one wonder what credentials these guys have.

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: PipBoy

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: PipBoy
baby pigs on highway

"If these had been full-grown hogs, they would have gone ballistic," Watson said. "We would of had to shoot them." (emphasis added)

That really pisses me off to see 4th grade internet grammar on CNN.

I don't see what the problem is, seeing that they're qouting someone else. The reporter himself didn't make the mistake, he's just qouting someone else.

He's quoting someone's spoken words. No matter how dumbly you say "would of" or "would've", a reporter should know the right way to write it.

"Would have" would of been better. 😉