Friday, May 04, 2007

My theory of quotation marks (and a prediction)

Alan Johnson disappeared in Gaza. For many weeks there was no confirmed news yet it was assumed he had been kidnapped.

Today, a girl was "kidnapped" in Portugal. Quotation marks kidnapped. Despite reporting what appears to be 'clear' evidence of a forced entry, etc., the BBC still talks about a girl who "may have been abducted".

I have seen this sort of thing many times before. I think the BBC knows something but can't report it.

On this basis alone, I predict that the father/uncle/mother/etc. will be found to have had something to do with it.

Update (9th May 2007): as with most predictions, I was wrong...

Update (8th September 2007): maybe not...

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