Towards the English language

Does ABC News employ a proofreader? If not, it should consider doing so.

'Toward' does not have the same meaning as 'towards' (at least, outside the USA) and 'to summons' does not mean the same as 'to summon'. Use a dictionary, please. Too easy.

While we're at it, 'Bathurst' is not pronounced 'BathURST', but 'Bath'st', and 'employer' is pronounced with the second syllable stressed, not 'employ-ERR'. All of the above primary school errors are frequently heard on ABC Radio National.

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