This summer the writing community here in the U.S went nuts over the vitriolic and profanity-laced letter restaurant critic Giles Coren sent to his editors at the (London) Times, because his sub-editors removed an indefinite article from his article’s kicker.
He used the C-word.
No, not Christ (although on third read, I see he uses that word too, along with the S- and F-words). The other C-word. Read it for yourself here.
(Americans do not use the C-word like the British do. It is a Very, Very Bad word here. I can’t think of one place where an American journalist would feel safe uttering this word, never mind using it in a letter to one’s editor, except if quoting Larry Flynt or Joan Rivers.)
At any rate, thanks to author Iain Aitch’s blog at We’re British, Innit, I discovered this brilliant take on the whole controversy. Do enjoy.
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