28 November, 2007

KT headlines

Does anyone know of any other newspapers that abbreviate "psychological assessment" to "psycho test"?

"Court permits psycho test of rape accused
By a staff reporter

28 November 2007

DUBAI — A juvenile court in Dubai yesterday permitted an Emirati minor accused, along with two other nationals of raping a 15-year-old French boy, to take a psychological test."

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6 comments:

  1. Seabee28 November, 2007 12:34

    A psycho test - I love it!

    Sam, don't tell us you read KT, I didn't think anyone did any more.

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  2. flamin28 November, 2007 14:38

    Exactly my thought as I read the paper this morning. But then, I tend to overlook it as many other grammatical and linguistic mishaps in our precious icon of Journalism.

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  3. hut28 November, 2007 17:08

    How apt, actually.

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  4. John B. Chilton28 November, 2007 18:17

    NY Post, 2 weeks ago,

    http://www.nypost.com/seven/11132007/news/regionalnews/death_mask_psycho_test_185810.htm

    Go to googlenews and type "psycho test" with the quotation marks.

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  5. Dubai Jazz28 November, 2007 23:31

    They've probably meant to say psychoanalysis.

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  6. Em30 November, 2007 17:59

    just brightened my day...lol

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