Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
"Colliding Females"
'Words matter', as BBC political presenters keep telling us.
BBC News has just reported a "collision" between a powerful motor-cycle outrider of the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge hastening to Windsor and an 80-year old female who is now in a serious if stable condition. This recalls our local police's description of a similar "collision" on Hornsey High Road between a 54-year old female and a van some time ago. The colliding lady sadly died, though we have had no report on the condition of the van.
Could middle-aged and elderly females please desist from colliding with motorised vehicles going about their lawful concerns?
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Permalink Reply by Katie K on
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My guess is that they've been told to avoid saying "accident". Collision is marginally better, though I agree, the 80-yr old woman didn't do much colliding herself.
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Permalink Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE) on
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I've just rediscovered this wandering discussion - which, since it really means 'a striking asunder' or 'a shattering', should perhaps be a 'concussion'. Thank you all for this veritable collision of infelicities.
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