terms of endearment

[Victor Steinbok]

Well, if we have to with CNN,here's the latest.

http://goo.gl/EXTIr
> George Zimmerman told his lawyers that he whispered "punks," not a
> racial slur, in the moments before he shot Trayvon Martin, his
> attorneys told CNN on Thursday.
> Some people interpreted the police recording of Zimmerman's call to
> 911 as evidence the fatal shooting was racially motivated.
> Zimmerman attorneys Hal Ulrig and Craig Sonner told CNN their client
> told them that he said, "F---ing punks."
> Forensic audio expert Tom Owen, who analyzed 911 recordings, agreed
> the garbled word that raised controversy was "punks," not the racial
> slur some people said they heard
> When Owen, chairman emeritus of the American Board of Recorded
> Evidence, used a computer application to remove cell phone
> interference, the word became clearer, he said. After discussions with
> linguists, he said he became convinced that Zimmerman said "punks."
> He provided CNN with a copy of the newly processed audio.
> CNN also enhanced the sound of the 911 call, and several members of
> CNN's editorial staff repeatedly reviewed the tape but could reach no
> consensus on whether Zimmerman used a slur.

You can add the entire board, along with its chairman, to my earlier
comment concerning their expertise. Worst evidence money can buy...

     VS-)


On 4/4/2012 10:11 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> CNN has run yet another analysis.
>
> This technician thinks he hears the word "cold" preceded by "an expletive."
>
> Frankly, the presumed expletive is less clear than the following word,
> which, if I had to guess, sounds more like "closed."
>
> JL

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