I've just submitted an e-mail about the sensationalist language on the
site. I know there's a tendency to 'dumb down', but I find the tone
rather insulting:

"This is a useful site, but why do you have to use such a childish and
hyperbolic writing style: 'We know this will come as a shock', 'Take a
deep breath' and 'Brace yourself'?

Do you really think your passengers are so thick that they need this
sort of introduction to information? I think that your passenger
surveys would find that most travellers understand more than Primary
School English. I find it rather insulting - even The Sun doesn't
(yet) use this sort of language!

I would appreciate hearing from you, preferably in adult English. I'm
clinging to the edge of my seat. Speed your reply to me to save my
bacon."

I'll let you know if I hear anything from them :-)

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I've just submitted an e-mail about the sensationalist language on the
site. I know there's a tendency to 'dumb down', but I find the tone
rather insulting:

"This is a useful site, but why do you have to use such a childish and
hyperbolic writing style: 'We know this will come as a shock', 'Take a
deep breath' and 'Brace yourself'?

Do you really think your passengers are so thick that they need this
sort of introduction to information? I think that your passenger
surveys would find that most travellers understand more than Primary
School English. I find it rather insulting - even The Sun doesn't
(yet) use this sort of language!

I would appreciate hearing from you, preferably in adult English. I'm
clinging to the edge of my seat. Speed your reply to me to save my
bacon."

I'll let you know if I hear anything from them :-)

I saw a leaflet tonight. It's got so many colours on it I wondered if they
decided they wanted bright colours on it, couldn't agree which ones to
use, so decided to use them all. It's like a colour sampler with every
colour on.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On Oct 20, 11:37*pm, wrote:

I saw a leaflet tonight. It's got so many colours on it I wondered if they
decided they wanted bright colours on it, couldn't agree which ones to
use, so decided to use them all.


You wait until the 319 (well rumoured to be two 319s) appears in that
scheme.

--
Nick

On Oct 24, 9:46*pm, D7666 wrote:
On Oct 20, 11:37*pm, wrote:

I saw a leaflet tonight. It's got so many colours on it I wondered if they
decided they wanted bright colours on it, couldn't agree which ones to
use, so decided to use them all.

You wait until the 319 (well rumoured to be two 319s) appears in that
scheme.

Ah, it'll coordinate beautifully with the pink and purple interior.
Assuming they ever get round to pink-and-purplising the 319/0s'
interiors...

wrote:

I saw a leaflet tonight. It's got so many colours on it I wondered if
they decided they wanted bright colours on it, couldn't agree which
ones to use, so decided to use them all. It's like a colour sampler
with every colour on.

A metaphor for their "choice" of branches in South London?