I do crew: When harry met meghan
May 15, 2018, 3:04 am
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I do crew: When harry met meghan
A crew consisting of people named Harry, Megan and Meghan. And any passengers with those names get free First lounge access.
British Airways - I DO CREW: WHEN HARRY MET MEGHAN
The bad use of apostrophes in the first few paragraphs hurts my eyes.
British Airways - I DO CREW: WHEN HARRY MET MEGHAN
The bad use of apostrophes in the first few paragraphs hurts my eyes.
Last edited by sxc; May 15, 2018 at 3:16 am Reason: Fixed my grammar :D
May 15, 2018, 3:15 am
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Ugh... you're right - how can someone who doesn't understand the use of apostrophes and plurals be allowed near a "publish" button???
May 15, 2018, 3:17 am
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May 15, 2018, 3:19 am
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A crew consisting of people named Harry, Megan and Meghan. And any passengers with those names get free First lounge access.
British Airways - I DO CREW: WHEN HARRY MET MEGHAN
The bad use of apostrophes in the first few paragraphs hurts my eyes.
British Airways - I DO CREW: WHEN HARRY MET MEGHAN
The bad use of apostrophes in the first few paragraphs hurts my eyes.
May 15, 2018, 3:25 am
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So the author might not be quite as illiterate as you're all making out
May 15, 2018, 3:26 am
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BA are being generous too: "Extra champagne has also been loaded on to the Toronto celebration flight and the ‘Royal Crew’ will give every customer on board a personal bottle of Castelnau Blanc du Blanc to enjoy alongside their individual celebratory wedding cake."
May 15, 2018, 3:32 am
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The only "incorrect" use of apostrophes I can see is the plurals - Harry's and Meghan's - and they wouldn't be the first people to use apostrophes for possessive plurals. There are other cases where you might use apostrophes for plurals too, such as 1990's or Mind your P's and Q's or Both of them had Ph.D.'s.
So the author might not be quite as illiterate as you're all making out
So the author might not be quite as illiterate as you're all making out
"Carolina Martinoli, British Airways’ Director of Brand and Customer Experience, said: “We are so thrilled for Prince Harry and Meghan so wanted to bring some added sparkle and make our customers’ journeys fit for a Prince or Princess to celebrate this incredibly special day.”
May 15, 2018, 3:35 am
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The only "incorrect" use of apostrophes I can see is the plurals - Harry's and Meghan's - and they wouldn't be the first people to use apostrophes for possessive plurals. There are other cases where you might use apostrophes for plurals too, such as 1990's or Mind your P's and Q's or Both of them had Ph.D.'s.
So the author might not be quite as illiterate as you're all making out
So the author might not be quite as illiterate as you're all making out
May 15, 2018, 3:37 am
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Lounge access to those named like the Royal couple? In very poor taste.
It would have been preferable to give the entire Toronto flight lounge access, while there is really little sense in giving ALL passengers who happen to have a specific name lounge access.
It would have been preferable to give the entire Toronto flight lounge access, while there is really little sense in giving ALL passengers who happen to have a specific name lounge access.
May 15, 2018, 3:40 am
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My own personal concern stems much more from BA’s use of the word “excellence” in the closing paragraph of the release ; although in fairness, that’s a matter of accuracy and reality, rather than one of grammar.
May 15, 2018, 3:45 am
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Why is it in poor taste?
May 15, 2018, 3:49 am
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An ENTIRE flight lounge access? Where will all the other CW and BA-S/OW-S pasengers go???
