28th January; The big news.
 

So whats the big news going to be for CX and KA in 5 days time? Cathay Dragon? Full integration of the two airlines?

Our DG together with his crown team announce resignation on 28 January?? :ok::D

Lovely, CAD will announce new system to commence operation on 28 January...............next year or a few years after!

Full out air china takeover! :ugh:

Where does it say we have an announcement on the 28th?:confused:

No smoke...
 

I've heard the same rumour of an announcement on 28 Jan - with the name Cathay Regional.

Ivan retires but returns as a sim instructor?

"The semicolon or semi-colon[1] is a punctuation mark that separates major sentence elements. A semicolon can be used between two closely related independent clauses, provided they are not already joined by a coordinating conjunction. Semicolons can also be used in place of commas to separate items in a list, particularly when the elements of that list contain commas.[2]"

Why do I see semicolons used in place of properly used colons or hyphens here and on HKAOA updates? It is utterly confusing and disheartening to see my colleagues write so poorly. It's like a giant advertising banner which says, "Abuse us, we are uneducated pilots." The management updates are not written with poor grammar. I so wish we would (could?) reciprocate.

cxorcist,

I don't know which universe you live in, but in my universe management updates have become embarrassing and, at times, simply cringe worthy.

beefy...that had me in stitches. ;:;:;::ok:

PW,

Management substance is aweful, no doubt; but their grammar and sentence structure is generally solid. I've caught them in a run-on sentence of two over the years that would benefit from a comma or semicolon;) here and there. However, we are ridiculous at the HKAOA. No clue!

P.S. My world involves an education from one of the top rated universities in the world. I might know a thing or two, but I was not an English major and don't generally care that much. I just find it embarrassing. If you like semicolons in place of colons for listing? Fill your boots... I'm telling you it looks ridiculous. Maybe things are a bit special down under or at one of those ridiculous aviation colleges.

Top University?
 

cxorcist. You need to be more careful!

Aweful
Synonyms: I'm stupid, I can't spell, I'm illiterate

It's spelled awful. No E. Just awful.
As opposed to its opposite, Awesome, which has an e. Understood? =) Good!

Cx:orcist,

Perhaps thou should proofread thine own posts!!

Box

So I take the last 5 or 6 posts mean nobody has any idea about the announcement on the 28th?

P.S. No doubt the sentence above has numerous spelling, punctuation & grammar errors for which I apologies in advance....

and to think I thought a colon was that thing found North of your bum-hole :eek:

spell check here please:p

Purhaps theyre announcement will be: that there sending us back too grammer schools,

DEFO'S and maybe DECN'S as well ???

Colonoscopy
 

The announcement will no doubt be redolent of recent management history. A proper analysis of syntax will therefore be required.

I am expecting heavy use of semicolons that attempt to form a train of logic that would not work with the use of colons.

If the aim is to obfuscate, the semicolon is your go to guy. Think of him as a full stop with an afterthought.

The Queen's English
 

Galahad: "Begone grammar nazi fascist! ur kinds r not welcome in these lands!"

I'm not sure where the quote came from, but it had a nice ring to it.

Just to assist .....

1. Ensure each pronoun agrees with their antecedent.
2. Just between you and i, case is important.
3. Verbs has to agree with their subjects.
4. Watch out for irregular verbs which have crope into our language.
5. Don’t use no double negatives.
6. When dangling, don’t use participles.
7. Join clauses good, like a conjunction should.
8. Don’t write a run-on sentence you have to punctuate it.
9. In a letter themes reports articles and stuff like that we use commas and semicolons to keep a string of items apart.
10. Don’t use commas, which aren’t necessary.
11. Its very important that you use apostrophe’s right.
12. Don’t abbrev.
13. Check to see if you have any words out.
14. As far as incomplete constructions, they are wrong.
15. Never use a preposition to end a sentence with.
16. It is important to never ever under any circumstances split an infinitive.
17. The active voice is preferred.
18. Use of the passive voice is to be avoided.
19. Eschew obfuscation.
20. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
21. Last but not least, avoid clichés like the plague.

Fly Safe (or perhaps that should, more correctly, be "Fly Safely")
PJ88
:)

I just get all my wucking mords fuddled.