Picky, picky: complimentary/complementary
Mar 9, 2012 | 7:57 pm
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Picky, picky: complimentary/complementary
I received a booking confirmation for an upcoming mini-RTW in F and J so baggage allowance is not an issue but I noticed on the 9 page pdf document an interesting mix of complimentary/complementary for describing baggage allowances. In text the word "complimentary" is used correctly to indicate a 'no extra charge' bag ('Free' is sort of misleading I think .....) but in the baggage allowance tables the word "complementary" is used repeatedly.
I shudder to think of not being able board a flight because my two bags don't match and therefore don't complement each other.
Okay, I know, get a life ..........
I shudder to think of not being able board a flight because my two bags don't match and therefore don't complement each other.
Okay, I know, get a life ..........
Mar 9, 2012 | 8:02 pm
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http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/complementary.html
Last edited by smith80678; Mar 9, 2012 at 8:53 pm
Mar 9, 2012 | 8:42 pm
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The problem here is that for the last 20 years our public education system has been graduating students who can't read and write English. As an employer, I have to deal with this every day. To make matters worse, today's teachers are products of the said education system, and thus didn't learn properly themselves.
These are the same teachers who now think they're worth a 15% raise over three years. (I'll refrain from ranting about they're, there and their, which are repeatedly used incorrectly in this forum.)
These are the same teachers who now think they're worth a 15% raise over three years. (I'll refrain from ranting about they're, there and their, which are repeatedly used incorrectly in this forum.)
Mar 9, 2012 | 9:13 pm
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The problem here is that for the last 20 years our public education system has been graduating students who can't read and write English. As an employer, I have to deal with this every day. To make matters worse, today's teachers are products of the said education system, and thus didn't learn properly themselves.
These are the same teachers who now think they're worth a 15% raise over three years. (I'll refrain from ranting about they're, there and their, which are repeatedly used incorrectly in this forum.)
These are the same teachers who now think they're worth a 15% raise over three years. (I'll refrain from ranting about they're, there and their, which are repeatedly used incorrectly in this forum.)
Mar 10, 2012 | 6:19 pm
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