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The expression "breaking news" can take on a few tense-related forms, e.g. :
We can say "That news has already been broken by CNN", but not simply "That news has already been broken". When an agent is not specified, we revert to "That news has already been broken". Sometimes news is a subject of "break", sometimes an object. Are there any similar examples?
Also, I've never heard about "broken news", probably because that term is inherently negative and denotes an absence of quality or competence, which is not what breaking in this context is all about. In a sense, Wikipedia is all about broken news, since we rely on sources that have already been published. Is there some expression that could usefully be used instead of "broken news"?
And why was news ever said to "break" in the first place? Is it related to "break open" = reveal? -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 00:57, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
In the Transformers cartoon episode "Money is Everything", Dirk Manus is trying to doublecross the Quintessons, only to find they doublecrossed him back. He exclaims "A triplecross!"
Now is this word in actual use, or did the writers of the episode just invent it? JIP | Talk 03:11, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
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The expression "breaking news" can take on a few tense-related forms, e.g. :
We can say "That news has already been broken by CNN", but not simply "That news has already been broken". When an agent is not specified, we revert to "That news has already been broken". Sometimes news is a subject of "break", sometimes an object. Are there any similar examples?
Also, I've never heard about "broken news", probably because that term is inherently negative and denotes an absence of quality or competence, which is not what breaking in this context is all about. In a sense, Wikipedia is all about broken news, since we rely on sources that have already been published. Is there some expression that could usefully be used instead of "broken news"?
And why was news ever said to "break" in the first place? Is it related to "break open" = reveal? -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 00:57, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
In the Transformers cartoon episode "Money is Everything", Dirk Manus is trying to doublecross the Quintessons, only to find they doublecrossed him back. He exclaims "A triplecross!"
Now is this word in actual use, or did the writers of the episode just invent it? JIP | Talk 03:11, 16 August 2021 (UTC)