ROUND OFF Vs. ROUND UP - THE PRESENTER’S DILEMMA

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I hear it a lot on Radio and Television Shows when the Presenter or Host is about to end a show...

“And just before we ROUND UP...
“... to ROUND UP our show tonight...
“Let’s quickly ROUND UP...” and so on.

Truth is, the phrase “ROUND UP” is being used inappropriately.

Let’s see its definition:

ROUNDUP...
1
a (1) :  the act or process of collecting animals (as cattle) by riding around them and driving them in (2) :  the cowboys and ranch personnel engaged in a cattle roundup
b :  a gathering in of scattered persons or things <a roundup of all suspects>
2
:  a summary of information <a roundup of the news>
Examples of ROUNDUP:

1.   The police ordered a roundup of all the suspects.
2.   Here's a roundup of today's news.

However ROUND OFF is the more appropriate term, when bringing a programme to a close. And here’s why...

ROUND OFF means…

1. (often followed by with) to bring to a satisfactory conclusion or to complete, esp agreeably. Eg, we rounded off the show with a performance by Davido.

So go ahead and tell somebody you know.
Cheers!

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