Sunday, July 01, 2007

English My Wife Doesn't Appreciate

Here's the translated Israel Radio headline as it appeared at the Haaretz web site:

21:45 Roughly 50 women protest at Yagur Junction against Katsav plea deal

Were the women "rough and tough"?

Did the women protest "roughly"?

Why not "almost"?

Why not "50" or "45"? Is 50 too high a number for the reporter to count?

1 comment:

Batya said...

It's sure better than "50 odd women..."