The Little Book of Second Mentions
eBook - ePub

The Little Book of Second Mentions

The Art of Avoiding Repetition

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Little Book of Second Mentions

The Art of Avoiding Repetition

About this book

To avoid repetition, journalists often try to be creative when referencing something for the second time in a news article – for example, Boris Johnson at the first mention could become 'the blond buffoon' at the second mention, while Donald Trump could become 'the bloviating billionaire' (with extra points for alliteration!) Once you see one, you start seeing them everywhere – and it becomes addictive. This grammatical tool, christened 'elegant variation', is used by journalists trying to avoid making their articles boring through repetition, but its use is not an exact science and the results can sometimes be hilarious. Every day, the Second Mentions team is sent examples of these, spotted by journalists who are keen to point out shining examples used by their fellow writers (or sometimes claiming responsibility for their own efforts!) and non-journalists who enjoy the simple pleasure of happening upon these 'second mentions' while reading news articles. And so, from distended dachshunds to marine marauders, and from 5ft 1in. nonagenarians to pear-shaped money-guzzlers, The Little Book of Second Mentions is the perfect gift for everyone with an inventive passion for the English language – from those with a general interest in current affairs to those working in the media.

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Information

Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781837360239
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Praise
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction: first mentions
  6. Food: the elongated yellow fruit and other comestibles
  7. Food: quiz
  8. Drink: poison, plonk and other potations
  9. Animals: ovines, bovines, ungulates and porkers
  10. TV: the small screen
  11. TV: quiz
  12. Film and cinema: the silver screen
  13. Film: quiz
  14. Music: songs, songsters and songstresses
  15. Music: quiz
  16. Fashion: garments, get-up and garb
  17. Art and books: creative characters
  18. Books: quiz
  19. History and religion: marauders and pontiffs
  20. The royal family: monarchs and royals
  21. Politics: Brexit and the new normal
  22. Politics: quiz
  23. Business, technology and transport: leviathans, titans and behemoths, oh my!
  24. Business, technology and transport: quiz
  25. World: wonders of the world
  26. World: quiz
  27. Sport: glovemen and goal-grabbers
  28. Sport: quiz
  29. Bodies: odiferous oxters and other bodily functions
  30. Christmas: we wish you a merry festive period
  31. Christmas: quiz
  32. Final mentions
  33. Final mentions: quiz
  34. Acknowledgements
  35. Copyright