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CAPITALS PUNISHMENT.


Byline: PaulEnglish

SO Scottish TV will henceforth be known as stv but not STV and certainly not Grampian either.

Harrumph har·rumph  
intr.v. har·rumphed, har·rumph·ing, har·rumphs
1. To make a show of clearing one's throat.

2.
. The Cowcaddens crew decided they wanted to be known as Scottish TV six years back, but everyone called them ess tee vee regardless.

Now they've decided they're reverting back but have - like Channel 5, or five as they call themselves now - gone all kd lang on us by insisting we use wee letters again, presumably pre·sum·a·ble  
adj.
That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster.
 just to annoy journalists.

isnt it annoying when pretentious marketing types try to rewrite the rules of grammar and punctuation but what do I know maybe itll catch on
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Publication:Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:Jun 1, 2006
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