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Carlin is ignorant. The OED lists usage of 'near miss' going back to 1940 in a maritime context. It was not made up by the airlines. Even if it was, the phrase
by johnbaptiste 11y ago
Carlin is ignorant. The OED lists usage of 'near miss' going back to 1940 in a maritime context. It was not made up by the airlines. Even if it was, the phrase still makes sense. It's not 'nearly missed', it's 'a miss where the objects were near'.
Have you ever heard the phrase 'it's funny because it's true'? Well this isn't true, so I don't see Carlin as funny. He's just ignorant and angry.
- arpa 11y agoI respectfully disagree. But that is just, like, my opinion, man.
- venomsnake 11y agoThe definition of miss implies that is was near. So to a point Carlin is right.