Glossary

journalistic style

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  • English First Additional Language
  • English Home Language

a style of writing and speaking that is journalistic, e.g. According to eye-witness accounts received today from towns in the Northern Cape and Orange Free State, widespread flooding is occurring along the banks of the Orange River. Police spokesperson, Captain Renette Taljaard, told News Chronicle, 'At least three towns have been evacuated and we are monitoring reports from other towns very carefully.'

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