On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 03:11:28PM +0000, Frank Wales wrote: > So, am I supposed to conclude that: > > > 43.2 Floods body is missing policeman > > is noticeably easier to read than: > > > 22.6 Whisky body backs safe drinking
Well, use of the word "body" is less ambiguous in the first headline. Also, if I knew nothing about the stories I could conclude that a policeman, who had been missing, had drowned in floods and his body been discovered. However I don't know anything about a "whisky body" and I can't guess at what it means other than a group of either whisky drinkers or distillers? I would have to read that story to understand it. Also, what is "safe drinking" - is drinking ever "safe"? etc. -- Flash Bristow - www.gorge.org - 07939 579090 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- My best friend is disabled and urgently needs a communication aid - please watch the short video at http://www.imogenmay.com - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
