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Whatever happened to the little word "FOR" ? (Was:- Where is Reus Barcelona ?)
bigbrian wrote
missltoe wrote Desmond Coughlan wrote Air a dit ... "Reus airport is 4.5 km from the town of Reus, 8 km from Tarragona and approx. 120 km from Barcelona city centre. Numerous beaches are in the near vicinity (approx. 20 - 30 minutes). Other local attractions include Vilaseca la Pineda (Port Aventura theme park) and Cambrils." What next ? Ryanair claiming, 'New Direct Flights to London', and in the small print, 'Landing at Edinburgh' ..? No - landing at Stanstead - lol Its probably not a coincidence that they're calling this one Reus Barcelona instead of Barcelona Reus (as in Barcelona Girona). And I would imagine many people would want to know that Reus is in the vicinity of Barcelona if they were thinking of going there Brian Once upon a time when trains were the normal mode of travel I used to see occasionally the little word "for" in destination descriptions. It meant that the station was for the destination town but not in the destination town. Unfortunately it was so long ago that I cannot remember any actual examples but I think the principle should hold good today. So if Ryanair started using that little word then the heat would be taken out of the argument. eg:- Reus for Barcelona Girona for Barcelona Treviso for Venice Bergamo for Milan Prestwick for Glasgow even Stansted for London All perfectly descriptive but indicating that there will be a journey at the other end to get to your target city. __________________________________________________ _ And, finally, if you are going to Barcelona, Who is Barry Gothic? (joke) |
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Whatever happened to the little word "FOR" ? (Was:- Where is Reus Barcelona ?)
wrote in message om... bigbrian wrote missltoe wrote Desmond Coughlan wrote Air a dit ... "Reus airport is 4.5 km from the town of Reus, 8 km from Tarragona and approx. 120 km from Barcelona city centre. Numerous beaches are in the near vicinity (approx. 20 - 30 minutes). Other local attractions include Vilaseca la Pineda (Port Aventura theme park) and Cambrils." What next ? Ryanair claiming, 'New Direct Flights to London', and in the small print, 'Landing at Edinburgh' ..? No - landing at Stanstead - lol Its probably not a coincidence that they're calling this one Reus Barcelona instead of Barcelona Reus (as in Barcelona Girona). And I would imagine many people would want to know that Reus is in the vicinity of Barcelona if they were thinking of going there Brian Once upon a time when trains were the normal mode of travel I used to see occasionally the little word "for" in destination descriptions. It meant that the station was for the destination town but not in the destination town. Unfortunately it was so long ago that I cannot remember any actual examples but I think the principle should hold good today. So if Ryanair started using that little word then the heat would be taken out of the argument. eg:- Reus for Barcelona Girona for Barcelona Treviso for Venice Bergamo for Milan Prestwick for Glasgow even Stansted for London All perfectly descriptive but indicating that there will be a journey at the other end to get to your target city. But that would be too honest and, as they would say, 'commercially disadvantageous'. They would want us to believe we are flying TO Barcelona, rather than a desert strip some 60 miles away. Alec |
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Whatever happened to the little word "FOR" ? (Was:- Where is Reus Barcelona ?)
Malcolm Weir wrote:
On 17 Oct 2003 04:40:13 -0700, ) wrote: Once upon a time when trains were the normal mode of travel I used to see occasionally the little word "for" in destination descriptions. It meant that the station was for the destination town but not in the destination town. Unfortunately it was so long ago that I cannot remember any actual examples but I think the principle should hold good today. "Monument for Bank", on the District and Circle lines of the London Underground... Malc. Portsmouth Harbour (Train Station) for Isle Of Wight Ferries Jan --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.528 / Virus Database: 324 - Release Date: 16/10/03 |
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Whatever happened to the little word "FOR" ? (Was:- Where is Reus Barcelona ?)
Once upon a time when trains were the normal mode of travel I used to see occasionally the little word "for" in destination descriptions. It meant that the station was for the destination town but not in the destination town. Like Alnmouth for Alnwick. On the East Coast Main Line. That designation has only been introduced recently. I guess people were wondering what an intercity express train was doing stopping at what it a small village! |
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