RootsBooster Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Why on earth do newspapers insist on using words like "Scientists SLAM claims about blahblah.." or "Archbishop BLASTS reports that blahblah..." when whoever makes the remarks is usually quite calm and collected when they say it? I know it's probably just a feeble attempt to get people's attention, but does anyone actually know where these terms "SLAMMED" and "BLASTS" originated from, in relation to how they are used in media? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forumosaurus Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Onomatopoeia, just works well, gets your mind in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Simples - its done to sell more papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazR Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Onomatopoeia, just works well, gets your mind in action. One of my fav words...nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm06 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 To be fair I'd prefer something along the lines of ''Scientists say claim is utter bollo*ks'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 Simples - its done to sell more papers. Yes, but... does anyone actually know where these terms "SLAMMED" and "BLASTS" originated from, in relation to how they are used in media? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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