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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

Terrorist threat level has been raised at major hubs including Airports and Railway stations. Although there isn't an imminent attack, security officals are stressing the change is precautionary.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12133290

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undiscovered · Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 650 Location: Peterborough

MadeinSurrey · Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:40 am Post subject:

Corporal Jones comes to mind : DON'T PANIC! DON'T PANIC!
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MadeinSurrey · Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:44 am Post subject:

I think this is what Marko meant to say:

"The terrorist threat level specific to major UK transport hubs has been raised from substantial to severe, the BBC understands.

The move includes airports and London railway terminals, although there is no suggestion of any intelligence of an imminent attack."
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undiscovered · Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 650 Location: Peterborough

So this is only news to try and deflect from something else then ?
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Mark, what is a "terriost"? Or - for that matter - an "offical"? And how do you know that "an attack is imminent"? And, if so, how come the change (as you put it) is "cautionary"?

Do you not read what you've typed before hitting the Submit button? Rolling Eyes

John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

Imminent attack?

Mark. Did you get duff info or did you misreport? Razz

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Do we have Train Stations in the UK? I know we have Railway Stations, are they similar?

RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

Don't you just love the dumbing-down of the English language?

Everything has to be so logical and simple, for three year olds and "people whose first language is not English" to understand Rolling Eyes

The French and Germans don't bother, why should we?
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ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

Colin in the media business I believe the News of the World is coloquially known as the News of the Screws

Very appropriate considering most of their staff don't give a s--t who they shaft next Mad

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littlepieces · Joined: 10 Jan 2010 Posts: 1098 Location: Lowestoft

can people stop being mean to mark about his spelling and grammer?
he tries to be informative and though some of it does seem to be pointless i have found some of his links interesting.
A lot of people struggle with spelling and grammer i know i do
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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

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John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

I agree members shouldn't make fun or sarcastic comments about grammar/spelling. Just be helpful.

But anyone mis-reporting about terrorist threats, police investigations and political events deserve to be pulled up about it! This isn't a forum for scare-mongering* or tabloid exaggeration

* unless there are rumours that Katie Price will take over the DriveTime show or John Gaunt the lunchtime show Shocked

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Toggy · Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Posts: 1239

Difficult to know what purpose is to be served in making public these alleged threats.
Sorry to say my first reaction was 'whatever' quickly followed by 'I wonder what draconian measure the government are trying to bring in' and then 'what bad news are they burying'
I just don't believe them anymore.

PS: I agree leave Mark alone.

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ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

The English language is not really all that logical though

What we do have in Britain is many years of established tradition and as far as I am concerned a place where one boards a train is and always will be a 'railway station'
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Schizoidman · Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 1140 Location: Rural West Sussex

And even more illogical is when people still refer to 'British Rail', which ceased to exist in 1994!

ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

And actually thinking about it there is nothing really so illogical about calling a place where one boards a train a 'railway station' when you consider that we call a place where one boards an aircraft an 'Airport' not a 'Plane Station'

There are far too many foreign expressions ruining the English Language already and the last thing we need is more of this c--p

Why do certain people feel the need to change long established expressions which everybody understands and which have been perfectly adequate for hundreds of years
This kind of thing really gets me very angry Evil or Very Mad

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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

I agree with you, although if I got very angry about it and all the other daft, politically correct expressions, and incorrect spelling, grammar and punctuation, I would very quickly need all those nasty drugs they keep trying to force everyone over 50 to have to lower blood pressure, so I won't.

I daresay the use of "train station" has been promoted by the last government's quango The Campaign For Plain English; it seems to be common usage now, on street signs, bus destination blinds, and in newspaper and media reports.

When British Rail was broken up and licensed off it was agreed that the logo should be retained for street and road signs, to denote stations.

As Rachel mentioned, language constantly evolves - wouldst thou rather we converse in Olde Englishe?

The "problem" of Americanisation is not as straightforward as you might think. Some of their words and spellings are actually the old 17th century English the Pilgrims took with them on the Mayflower, which they have held on to while the British have absorbed other influences.
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ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

I agree Ron that some changes can be for the better but I am simply against change for its own sake

Britain needs to retain its own identity and culture seperate from America and the rest of the world and as someone who possesses A Levels in both Latin and Ancient Greek I've certainly nothing against the use of old English in its right place and as you say languages do evolve but it's the pace of that evolution which annoys many of us

As far as blood pressure tablets are concerned I'm already on them as well as statin tablets and believe me they are wonderful and should be made available to everyone over the age of fifty Very Happy

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