WE CANNAE TALK PROPER; Pundits blasted for sporting clangers.(Features) From: Sunday Mirror (London, England) | Date: March 7, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 MGN LTD. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: FRANK HURLEY

FOOTBALL pundits Murdo MacLeod and Sandy Clark have been given the red card for their spectacular grammatical own goals.

Language experts say their on-air howlers and mangling of the English language are having a serious impact on the way schoolchildren speak.

Blunders by the BBC duo such as: "He's went down the wing," and "The boy done well," have been ruled offside by researchers studying the effect of TV and radio dialogue o...