and SIA merely says there was a "loss of separation"!
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I don't care if this is airline-speak or air traffic control-speak; when SIA communicates with the public, it must not resort to jargon.
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Sleep with the beasts?
Did they check the dictionary in case there's more than one meaning?
I am reminded of the common mistake parents make: "It's time to put our little boy to sleep." Horrors! It should be "It's time to put our little boy to bed."
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Her tail between her legs?
Did the sub-editor check for the idiomatic meaning?
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| ST, July 5 |
She was disappointed, not embarrassed, and the fault was with the engine, not a bungle that Wolff herself made that would have left her red-faced! Headline writers should never put up something that they don't fully understand.
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Finally, still on tails, here's an interesting piece of research finding...
Unique Among Animals, Kangaroos Use Tail as Fifth Leg, Scientists Find
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| National Geographic |
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