AF 447 Telegraph-UK
05-03-2012, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by FlightGear
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..... Actually this is far from fair and balanced. The First Sentence: "With the report into the tragedy of Air France 447 due next month, Airbus’s 'brilliant’ aircraft design may have contributed to one of the world’s worst aviation disasters and the deaths of all 228 onboard." Think about the word 'brilliant'. Its an emotive not a technical word in this instance. It implies rather than informs, not a good way to start a well centered journalistic work reporting on the deaths of 228 civilians. A tragedy is the Knicks going down to the Lakers, or Chevy beating Ford or having a 32 hour layover somewhere you hate, an individual killing 228 passengers by accident whilst performing his job is something else.
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..... Actually this is far from fair and balanced. The First Sentence: "With the report into the tragedy of Air France 447 due next month, Airbus’s 'brilliant’ aircraft design may have contributed to one of the world’s worst aviation disasters and the deaths of all 228 onboard." Think about the word 'brilliant'. Its an emotive not a technical word in this instance. It implies rather than informs, not a good way to start a well centered journalistic work reporting on the deaths of 228 civilians. A tragedy is the Knicks going down to the Lakers, or Chevy beating Ford or having a 32 hour layover somewhere you hate, an individual killing 228 passengers by accident whilst performing his job is something else.
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Substitute "state of the art" for "brilliant" in this case for meaning.
05-03-2012, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cardiomd
Substitute "state of the art" for "brilliant" in this case for meaning.
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