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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth
Fame at last- Miles Parkinson and his quote have made it to today's 'The Telegraph' website- as has Ken Moss!
The 'Rose of Arden' site-I wondered? But The Telegraph'!
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As I stated earlier in the thread, newspapers give you a version of the truth and I suspect that there is a little (most likely accidental) misquoting going on. The quote in the press is merely a paraphrase of what was said in a telephone interview, it is common practice and people are rarely quoted verbatim unless it is from a specially prepared press release. I certainly didn't give that exact quote, it is simply the general gist of what was said in conversation and I have no problem with it.
Occasionally, quotes are misinterpreted. Something might be floated in conversation as an example and then reported as a future intention or simply misunderstood altogether. It happens.
I look forward to eating my chips out of that paper tomorrow.