Corporate speak

[230RN]

PRspeak.

"The aircraft experienced an engine failure so it landed."

"The plane ran out of fuel so it glided to a complete stop."  

[Hawkmoon]

"The plane ran out of fuel so it glided to a complete stop."  

Does anyone besides me remember Shelley Berman and his "Flying is the safest way to fly" monologue?
Somewhere in there he mentions that passengers should wear seatbelts in case the airplane comes to a sudden stop -- like against a mountain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hht9ghuKHc8

[griz]

"The aircraft experienced an engine failure so it landed." How much more neutral and generic can you get?

"There were possible indications of a problem so the passengers were transferred to another flight"

[Hawkmoon]

PR types need to catch on to the new reality. EVERYTHING that happens has been captured on somebody's cell phone, and will be posted on Youtube within fifteen minutes of the event. Forget trying to cover it up with fancy jargon. Anyone seeing the photos and video of that engine knows there were no "technical checks" conducted at Goose Bay. There were just a bunch of airport workers wandering around the plane, looking at the remains of the engine and saying "Holy *expletive deleted*it!" (Or "Sacre Merde!" if there are any Quebecois working at Goose Bay.)

[230RN]

How come that didn't come out "Sacre *expletive deleted*de!"?

Eh

Isn't the filtre d' nounou working?

[Perd Hapley]

How come that didn't come out "Sacre *expletive deleted*de!"?
Eh

Pardon his French.

[K Frame]

Of course they put the PR people on it. That's my point -- they did a poor job of PRing. Instead of keeping it low-key and neutral, they tried to dress it up and make it sound all technical-like. What they did was make it sound stupid.

"The aircraft experienced an engine failure so it landed." How much more neutral and generic can you get?

Must suck when some corporate entity with which you have absolutely zero connection doesn't live up to your demands or expectations.

[Hawkmoon]

Must suck when some corporate entity with which you have absolutely zero connection doesn't live up to your demands or expectations.

Those of us who enjoyed Edwin Newman's books* have to carry the torch. It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it.





* Strictly Speaking and A Civil Tongue

[K Frame]

He was the mailman in Seinfeld, right?