- words/phrases/expressions beloved of hacks and headline writers that you just don't hear in normal conversation.
Christmas is on everyone's lips,巴西玛瑙手镯, but for your average sub trying to boil down an entire story into a few snappy words Christmas has one major downside - it's too long. To quote (albeit out of context) one of Paper Monitor's long-suffering journalism tutors from way back when: Christmas is cancelled,天然玛瑙手镯. Indeed, Mr F. The word every sub reaches for at this time of year is "Xmas",黑玛瑙手镯. (Although not on the BBC News website, where style guidelines insist Xmas "should NEVER be used - despite its attractions for the headline writer short of space".)
The Sun is full of journalese today: "FOOTIE ACE 'GANG SEX ASSAULT' IN SHOWERS". Ace? Useful to fit into an otherwise wordy headline but really, is it ever spoken?
"Tot" and "cop" are two oft-used journalese darlings, being oh so teeny-tiny: "Jail for tot car killer" and "Bent cop is caged".
And is any self-respecting tabloid complete without mention of a "romp"? Today's culprit being The Sun's "Amy gives Blake romp in hospital."