Makes you wonder whether she was just reading out a speech someone had written for her on a topic which she had never heard of before and clearly had no interest in. No, come to think of it, there is no other rational explanation.
Gore Vidal, who reckoned himself a leading American intellectual, gave an interview once where he kept referring to our Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, as "M sixteen".
Sam - probably so, prepared to promote it without any interest in it and presumably no knowledge. AI can do that.
dearieme - I'm not surprised. I once read a book of his which left me with the impression that he thought too much of himself. Watching a couple of interviews since didn't change that opinion.
If a word is often read but never heard it is possible to have no idea of how it should be said. BUT, AI has been a hot topic for quite a while now, how can a politician never have heard any discussion of it, had any curiousity.
Tammly - that's an interesting connection and as you say, Wales is run so competently. It's the politics, nobody can make it work.
djc - that was my take on it, especially as part of a politicians job to to keep up to date, particularly on hot topics which media people are bound to cover over and over again.
Shirley, the first rule of making a speech is to practice reading it before a colleague to ensure you have the pronunciation and vocal emphasis correct? This shows that, as far as politicians are concerned, there is still a huge gap between education and intelligence. Penseivat
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Makes you wonder whether she was just reading out a speech someone had written for her on a topic which she had never heard of before and clearly had no interest in. No, come to think of it, there is no other rational explanation.
Gore Vidal, who reckoned himself a leading American intellectual, gave an interview once where he kept referring to our Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, as "M sixteen".
Sam - probably so, prepared to promote it without any interest in it and presumably no knowledge. AI can do that.
dearieme - I'm not surprised. I once read a book of his which left me with the impression that he thought too much of himself. Watching a couple of interviews since didn't change that opinion.
Why do so many corrupt, incompetent Australian politicians have Welsh surnames, Halfpenny, Gillard? I mean Wales is run so competently!......wait.
If a word is often read but never heard it is possible to have no idea of how it should be said. BUT, AI has been a hot topic for quite a while now, how can a politician never have heard any discussion of it, had any curiousity.
Tammly - that's an interesting connection and as you say, Wales is run so competently. It's the politics, nobody can make it work.
djc - that was my take on it, especially as part of a politicians job to to keep up to date, particularly on hot topics which media people are bound to cover over and over again.
Shirley, the first rule of making a speech is to practice reading it before a colleague to ensure you have the pronunciation and vocal emphasis correct? This shows that, as far as politicians are concerned, there is still a huge gap between education and intelligence.
Penseivat
Penseivat - yes, try it out on someone first. Surely any colleague would have picked it up, although maybe she chose someone who doesn't like her.
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