How odd, each paragraph of Ed Balls' speech this afternoon has a number by it. I especially like the last one: "46. Thank you."Now, could someone please tell me what "Check against delivery" actually means at the top of the speech? I notice it appears on other speeches as well. Is it equivalent to: "This is what we think was said but we could be wrong, he likes to ad lib"?
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Pretty much.
It'll be his intended speech, but if struck by inspiration, he's not bound to it.
It's standard on pretty much everything now - it used mostly to be on Prezza's, but it seems as if most of them can't actually read properly....
Almost - "Check against delivery" means this is the speech he is due to give, but make sure he actualy says it and there are no last minute changes / ad libs.
Usually the speeches are circulated to press in advance.
"Check against delivery" means the published speech is the speech he was supposed to take in with him and read out. But at the event he may have ad-libbed as you suggest, or more likely decided to leave bits out for whatever reason.
So "check against delivery" warns journalists that just because he was due to say x doesn't mean he actually did and they need to check.
Whether they do or not is anyone's guess.
"check against delivery"......the above is a helpful clarification. now that I know who it is aimed at.
thanks.
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