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Powderhorn · **Posted:** Mon Jul 14, 2003 5:28 pm

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- The Army dashed hopes for late-summer homecomings for thousands of Fort Stewart soldiers Monday by announcing the troops' deployment in Iraq has been extended with no return date in sight.
The news outraged families of 3rd Infantry Division troops after both the division's commanding general and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said last week they hoped to have the soldiers home by September.
"They've boldfaced lied to us," said Julie Galloway, whose husband, Sgt. Michael Galloway, deployed in November. "When you get even tentative dates, don't do that to us. Don't pull on our heartstrings that way."***Should that be set as "They've lied to us"?

thmrit · **Posted:** Mon Jul 14, 2003 6:32 pm

I did a search on the Web because i've heard boldfaced as well as baldfaced and both do crop up.

Bumfketeer · **Posted:** Mon Jul 14, 2003 6:36 pm

Hmmm...I've never heard boldfaced...maybe it's a regionalism.

thmrit · **Posted:** Mon Jul 14, 2003 6:59 pm

also webster's provides definitions for both words that could make them seem synonymous: Baldfaced= brazen or shameless; Boldfaced=impudent or forward in manner.

Wayne Countryman · **Posted:** Mon Jul 14, 2003 7:31 pm

First thing i do in such instances is ask the reporter if he/she is sure about that quote.

jmcg · **Posted:** Mon Jul 14, 2003 11:33 pm

Ah, could we focus more on the lying and less
on the modifier? I'd hope desk editors would
send more time making sure the story of pissed
off military families gets the proper play.
The small problem with the quote can be quietly
and easily fixed.

Wayne Countryman · **Posted:** Mon Jul 14, 2003 11:47 pm

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by jmcg:
Ah, could we focus more on the lying and less
on the modifier? I'd hope desk editors would
send more time making sure the story of pissed
off military families gets the proper play.
The small problem with the quote can be quietly
and easily fixed.<hr></blockquote>if only more copy editors had a say in story play

ADKbrown · **Posted:** Tue Jul 15, 2003 11:48 am

From Merriam-Webster online:Main Entry: bold-faced
Pronunciation: 'bOl(d)-'fAst
Function: adjective
Date: 1591
1 : bold in manner or conduct : IMPUDENT
2 usually boldÂ·faced : being or set in boldface Main Entry: bald-faced
Pronunciation: 'bol(d)-'fAst
Function: adjective
Date: 1943
: BAREFACED It's interesting that the first citation for "baldfaced" comes four centuries later. If you think about it, "boldfaced" makes more sense than "baldfaced."[ July 15, 2003: Message edited by: ADKbrown ][ July 15, 2003: Message edited by: ADKbrown ]

mcjones75 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 17, 2003 2:02 pm

Y'all ever been to Savannah? Read the passage out loud in your best Southern accent. I wouldn't be surprised if she said it right, and the reporter got it wrong.
An easy fix.

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