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When language is inflated you sometimes have to resort to understatement for emphasis, e.g. “Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a sma
by hirundo 4y ago
When language is inflated you sometimes have to resort to understatement for emphasis, e.g.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped.” -- British Airways Pilot Eric Moody’s message to passengers when the engines failed flying through a volcanic ash cloud
I've tried underpayment as a response to currency inflation but it was less effective.