hirashin Sempai Donor Joined 8 Apr 2004 Messages 2,721 Reaction score 63 26 Sep 2018 #1 Hello, native English speakers. Would the sentence above sound natural? An American says that they don't really say "TV news". Is that true? Hirashin
Hello, native English speakers. Would the sentence above sound natural? An American says that they don't really say "TV news". Is that true? Hirashin
joadbres 八方凡人 Joined 19 Sep 2016 Messages 733 Reaction score 277 26 Sep 2018 #2 It sounds fine to me. For a major news story that all media would likely be reporting, though, it is usually not necessary to specify which news source it came from.
It sounds fine to me. For a major news story that all media would likely be reporting, though, it is usually not necessary to specify which news source it came from.
hirashin Sempai Donor Joined 8 Apr 2004 Messages 2,721 Reaction score 63 26 Sep 2018 Thread starter #3 Thanks, joadbres. I'm relieved.
mdchachi Moderator Moderator Twenty-year veteran Joined 6 Mar 2003 Messages 9,319 Reaction score 9,449 26 Sep 2018 #4 It sounds ok to me too. But it's true that most people wouldn't say this because it doesn't really matter if the news is from the TV or radio or wherever. More common is to name the network. "According to NHK News..."
It sounds ok to me too. But it's true that most people wouldn't say this because it doesn't really matter if the news is from the TV or radio or wherever. More common is to name the network. "According to NHK News..."
hirashin Sempai Donor Joined 8 Apr 2004 Messages 2,721 Reaction score 63 26 Sep 2018 Thread starter #5 I see. Thanks for the help, mdchachi.
Buntaro 運動不足 Twenty-year veteran Joined 27 Dec 2003 Messages 2,855 Reaction score 2,105 6 Oct 2018 #6 hirashin said: An American says that they don't really say "TV news". Is that true? Click to expand... I would say, "I heard on the news on TV that..." or "According to the news on TV,..." or "According to ABC News,..."
hirashin said: An American says that they don't really say "TV news". Is that true? Click to expand... I would say, "I heard on the news on TV that..." or "According to the news on TV,..." or "According to ABC News,..."
hirashin Sempai Donor Joined 8 Apr 2004 Messages 2,721 Reaction score 63 6 Oct 2018 Thread starter #7 Buntaro said: I would say, "I heard on the news on TV that..." or "According to the news on TV,..." or "According to ABC News,..." Click to expand... That's a good thing to hear. Thanks, Buntaro.
Buntaro said: I would say, "I heard on the news on TV that..." or "According to the news on TV,..." or "According to ABC News,..." Click to expand... That's a good thing to hear. Thanks, Buntaro.
Buntaro 運動不足 Twenty-year veteran Joined 27 Dec 2003 Messages 2,855 Reaction score 2,105 6 Oct 2018 #8 I am only too happy to help. I should add that native speakers in America would automatically know that ABC News is TV news, not radio, newspaper, or something else.
I am only too happy to help. I should add that native speakers in America would automatically know that ABC News is TV news, not radio, newspaper, or something else.
mdchachi Moderator Moderator Twenty-year veteran Joined 6 Mar 2003 Messages 9,319 Reaction score 9,449 6 Oct 2018 #9 Buntaro said: I am only too happy to help. I should add that native speakers in America would automatically know that ABC News is TV news, not radio, newspaper, or something else. Click to expand... That would be the usual assumption but not necessarily. I listen to ABC News on Slacker Radio more than I view ABC News on TV.
Buntaro said: I am only too happy to help. I should add that native speakers in America would automatically know that ABC News is TV news, not radio, newspaper, or something else. Click to expand... That would be the usual assumption but not necessarily. I listen to ABC News on Slacker Radio more than I view ABC News on TV.