24-09-2022, 09:58 PM
(24-09-2022, 11:52 AM)DTV Wrote:(24-09-2022, 10:37 AM)Radio_man Wrote: I caught some of the 9pm hour last night, UK viewers tuning in would've wondered why on earth the Chancellor was being referred to as the "UK Finance minister"
I also fail to see why referring to the Chancellor of the Exchequer as the British finance minister is such a big deal, he is the British finance minister. Both the UK and World audiences will understand who it means, which the world audience wouldn't if he was referred to as the Chancellor. If you're broadcasting to a global audience, you go for the terminology understood by the greatest audience. It's like Irish people getting annoyed at the Taoiseach being referred to as the Irish Prime Minister. Broadcasters using language that viewers won't understand is self-defeating and ultimately alienating.
I find it incredibly annoying - as would most viewers. It’s a British channel, it should use British terms, not American terms.
You’ll be arguing next they should use “sidewalk”, “flashlight” and “diaper” in case the poor global viewer don’t know what “pavement”, “torch” and “nappy” mean!
They may as well just roll over and die. You
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