It seems to be happening more lately, casual language in BBC reporting:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia_pacific/10611973.stm
"A drunk man who climbed into a crocodile enclosure in Australia and attempted to ride a 5m (16ft) long crocodile has survived his encounter.
The crocodile, called Fatso, bit the 36-year-old man's leg, tearing chunks of flesh from him as he straddled the reptile.
He had been chucked out of a pub in the town of Broome for being too drunk."
'Chucked out'? Is this what BBC reporting has sunk to? They should be setting an example, not dumbing down.
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SomeGuy · 14/07/2010 02:16
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