Hi All,
I have to get this off my chest....
Not sure if anyone else has noticed this but it's driving me up the wall!
I've noticed an increasingly frequent frequent use of the term
"vision" instead of the good old "video footage" expression.
For example, on some morning TV news (newstainment/trash) they will be discussing some story such as, say floods somewhere or other, and then say something like: "We have some
vision of it (then cut to some video footage)" or after a bit of video then say "wasn't that just amazing
vision, thanks to our reporter Blondie Pimpleface who is actually nowhere near the real disater area..." etc., etc., etc.
What's next? Will they start using "hearing" for segments of the broadcast that include recordings of a phone conversation?
"Stay tuned, coming up some great
hearing of Mr X arguing with a Telco support line...".
I think what really bugs me is knowing that they're doing this until it becomes part of the vocabulary or possibly just to annoy people in order to gain ratings!
I don't dare complain (say by email to a TV company) for fear they'll get the message that it's working and redouble their efforts!!!!
"We just got this
"writing" this morning by email of some loony who hates our usage of "
vision", seriously, we tracked his phone number down so we cant get you
"vision" of our conversation with him but here's a snippet of
"hearing" we captured from reaching him on his mobile".
Oh well....I'll probably keep exercising the only form of control I have which is to switch station the second I hear that annoying word (though THAT practice drives my girlfriend nuts...).
I must be turning into a grumpy old man or something....
frank
