Jonathan Meades :: Right Is Wrong (1/3)

[belisariusorb]

Interesting comment from the teacher-

"If a child is in a space where he - they feel secure... it gives them greater scope for imagination"

Political correctness - 10/10

Grammatical correctness 0/10

Clearly the teacher knows the correct word is "he" or "she" here, but politically corrects himself (or should I say themselves?) to make the correct pronoun for "A child" into "them".

Problem could be avoided if we say "Children are...." to generalize.

[pjdonagh]

This calls the bluff of all who think that "dumbing down" is necessary to captivate and entertain!!

[hyosho]

The start of this is so much like Look Around You that it's scary

[tom0rickard]

jonathan meades you are the best

[Leibo07]

He's sort of the 'Robert Hughes-from-Hell'.