Steve McClaren And The Star’s Plain English
DEEP into the awards season, the Star brings news of the gongs meted out by the Plain English Campaign.
In “MAC: I’VE WON CUP AT LAST!” the Star shows that when it comes to plain speaking it is master, dropping adjectives, pronouns and superfluity in pursuit of plainness.
The Plain Speaking award is for those who have not spoken plainly, so the Star is ruled out.
The top prize goes to former England football manager Steve McClaren (see “bungling England football flop”).
His offerings feature:
* “We’re not as good as we think we are. We needed to go out there and prove that.”
* “He [Wayne Rooney] is inexperienced, but he’s experienced in terms of what he’s been through.”
* “It’s no-win situation for everyone. We knew we had to win, and we did.”
McClaren wins “for putting foot in mouth”, says [the] Star…
Posted: 11th, December 2007 | In: Back pages, Tabloids Comments (2) | TrackBack | Permalink
