What’s happened to “who”?

[Port Power]

What’s happened to “who”? For example, this extract from the AFF article on fuel surcharges:
“Many Qantas Frequent Flyer members that have been earning points in the interim period to use towards an international trip may be in for a shock.”

People are “who”, dogs and cats are “that”. Even ABC presenters are using the wrong word.
I am extremely irked by the use of incorrect grammar and word usage. I just have to say it somewhere!

 

[Hvr]

I am extreme irked by the use of incorrect grammar and word usage. I just have to say it somewhere!

I'm sure you know to whom I refer to, when I say you should always proofread your comment before posting.

 

[Port Power]

I'm sure you know to whom I refer to, when I say you should always proofread your comment before posting.

Oops! Not quite the place to make this mistake. I do read over carefully before posting, or think I do, but still manage to miss occasionally.

 

[Happy Dude]

Everyone just seems to accept a low bar these days. The ABC doesn't have the funds to facilitate such pedantry it would seem. I've seen several simple typo and tense errors on their news site recently.

 

[AFF Editor]

I'm happy to be corrected and have fixed this for you.

Many Fuel Surcharges Remain Excessive Despite Low Oil Prices

Fuel surcharges have long been a pet hate of frequent flyers.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[Buzzard]

Should this topic be in the grammar thread?

 

[vetrade]

I'm sure you know to whom I refer to, when I say you should always proofread your comment before posting.

Pot / Kettle / Black x 2

Try this : I'm sure you know to whom I refer when I say ...................

 

[TheRealTMA]

I'm happy to be corrected and have fixed this for you.

Many Fuel Surcharges Remain Excessive Despite Low Oil Prices

Fuel surcharges have long been a pet hate of frequent flyers.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

Sorry? What’s this refer to?

 

[AFF Editor]

Sorry? What’s this refer to?

The OP was referring to a sentence that I wrote in that particular article from today.

 

[Port Power]

I'm happy to be corrected and have fixed this for you.

Many Fuel Surcharges Remain Excessive Despite Low Oil Prices

Fuel surcharges have long been a pet hate of frequent flyers.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

Thank you.

 

[Port Power]

Should this topic be in the grammar thread?

I tried to find that thread as I felt sure I had seen it at some time in the past. No luck, unfortunately, so here it is.

 

[get me outta here]

Proof readers are depleted at the ABC due to budget cuts.

Everyone just seems to accept a low bar these days. The ABC doesn't have the funds to facilitate such pedantry it would seem. I've seen several simple typo and tense errors on their news site recently.

 

[p--and--t]

Proof readers are depleted at the ABC due to budget cuts.

An endemic problem with our media. Its much worse than just grammar. I've lodged complaints on article content with both ABC and SBS

ABC - not received a response.

SBS - got feedback "sorry we copy and pasted from AAP and didn't have time to fact check, have deleted the article now".

There are not enough hours in the day to lodge complaints about the garbage distributed by 7, 9, 10

 

[Franky]

Proof readers are depleted at the ABC due to budget cuts.

Some would say that everything is decrepit, err I mean depleted at the ABC....

 

[Major]

I tried to find that thread as I felt sure I had seen it at some time in the past. No luck, unfortunately, so here it is.

Grammar Discussions

A quick grammar/spelling lesson: lose - to misplace "I don't want to lose my boarding pass" loose - not tight "My seat belt is loose" sort - to place in order "I sort my past flights by carrier" sought - past tense of seek "Seat 1A was often sought after"

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[GoldCanyon340]

Overuse of 'that' has occurred for some time. It has become a written filler word, almost as bad as the spoken 'like', and many people have a word blindness for it.

In terms of moving this thread to the grammar section then I would agree with this going forward (see what I did there?)

 

[moa999]

Grammar and indeed our written and spoken words change over time.

Thee doth protest too much, methinks
(with alterations)

 

[TheRealTMA]

Grammar and indeed our written and spoken words change over time.

Thee doth protest too much, methinks
(with alterations)

Not at all aimed at the OP but this came to mind...

 

[GoldCanyon340]

Oh it is vital language changes over time but Elizabethan equivalents of 'going forward' and 'moving forward' would have sent Shakespeare to an early grave. They would have created a nascent paradigm, placing literature on the backburner instead of the leveraged, holistic synergies of today's written art form.

 

[Happy Trails]

Proof readers are depleted at the ABC due to budget cuts.

Proofreaders. (HVR got it right in post #2)