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Obviously, he allegedly has this material. I tried to put that in the title, but I hit the character limit.

Terretta 13y ago
Allegedly is an overused weasel word in today's news media. They'll show you a video of someone knifing someone else and then call them the alleged perp, or say they allegedly stabbed the victim. No, they did it, they stabbed them. They can still plead not guilty by reason of whatever, but the word allegedly isn't needed. In this case, allegedly would be if this was hearsay, or rumor, or according to a source, but no, he is flatly stating it as a fact about himself, and is generally considered honest. If we want a qualifier, you can attribute the fact to him (GG says he has) but allegedly is too weak. http://www.noozhawk.com/article/121512_harris_sherline_most_overused_word_allegedly&#x2F http://www.noozhawk.com/article/121512_harris_sherline_most_...; http://www.examiner.com/article/ban-this-word-allegedly http://www.examiner.com/article/ban-this-word-allegedly
- dllthomas 13y ago
  It can still be only alleged that the person you're speaking of is the actual person shown in the video.
- waterphone 13y ago
  No, allegedly is a good word to used in criminal cases and reporting about them. Among other things, it helps to remind people that innocent until proven guilty remains the case (most of the time) in the United States, and that's a good thing.
- danso 13y ago
  Well, I was going to disagree with you, because "allegation" is actually an English word with concrete meaning, whether or not it fits your personal preference on language, but you really convinced me with that comprehensive list from the reputable NOOZHAWK, which is literally the result of "a quick Google search". Did you even read that list? Those include actual proper uses of "allegation". If you actually look at the definition of "allegation", it is a claim of fact, which is the most you can say about charges that may be brought against a defendant pre-trial. Or are you not at all aware of judicial proceedings in which facts are shown later to be incorrect?
  - Terretta 13y ago
    Speaking to awareness, I studied and worked in journalism and a lifetime close friend is a criminal defense attorney / public defender. That English words have concrete meanings doesn't prevent misuse. On the contrary, specialty words with specialized meanings are misused most often by laymen. The misuse is just more recognizable when you're familiar with the area.
detcader 13y ago
"Allegedly" is a word needed only by people unfamiliar with his body of work. He seemingly spends literally all day every day doing one thing: criticizing the US government's expansion of authoritarian power. Judging from the length and meticulous citation of every single one of his articles, his speaking tour history and the videos [1] of him speaking, you either have a truly honest person on your hands or you have a psychopathic method-actor super-human capable of feats never seen or at least recorded before. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCj7SmjSsGw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCj7SmjSsGw

Allegedly is an overused weasel word in today's news media. They'll show you a video of someone knifing someone else and then call them the alleged perp, or say they allegedly stabbed the victim. No, they did it, they stabbed them. They can still plead not guilty by reason of whatever, but the word allegedly isn't needed. In this case, allegedly would be if this was hearsay, or rumor, or according to a source, but no, he is flatly stating it as a fact about himself, and is generally considered honest. If we want a qualifier, you can attribute the fact to him (GG says he has) but allegedly is too weak. http://www.noozhawk.com/article/121512_harris_sherline_most_overused_word_allegedly&#x2F http://www.noozhawk.com/article/121512_harris_sherline_most_...; http://www.examiner.com/article/ban-this-word-allegedly http://www.examiner.com/article/ban-this-word-allegedly

dllthomas 13y ago
It can still be only alleged that the person you're speaking of is the actual person shown in the video.
waterphone 13y ago
No, allegedly is a good word to used in criminal cases and reporting about them. Among other things, it helps to remind people that innocent until proven guilty remains the case (most of the time) in the United States, and that's a good thing.
danso 13y ago
Well, I was going to disagree with you, because "allegation" is actually an English word with concrete meaning, whether or not it fits your personal preference on language, but you really convinced me with that comprehensive list from the reputable NOOZHAWK, which is literally the result of "a quick Google search". Did you even read that list? Those include actual proper uses of "allegation". If you actually look at the definition of "allegation", it is a claim of fact, which is the most you can say about charges that may be brought against a defendant pre-trial. Or are you not at all aware of judicial proceedings in which facts are shown later to be incorrect?
- Terretta 13y ago
  Speaking to awareness, I studied and worked in journalism and a lifetime close friend is a criminal defense attorney / public defender. That English words have concrete meanings doesn't prevent misuse. On the contrary, specialty words with specialized meanings are misused most often by laymen. The misuse is just more recognizable when you're familiar with the area.

detcader 13y ago

"Allegedly" is a word needed only by people unfamiliar with his body of work. He seemingly spends literally all day every day doing one thing: criticizing the US government's expansion of authoritarian power. Judging from the length and meticulous citation of every single one of his articles, his speaking tour history and the videos [1] of him speaking, you either have a truly honest person on your hands or you have a psychopathic method-actor super-human capable of feats never seen or at least recorded before. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCj7SmjSsGw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCj7SmjSsGw