The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #132499   Message #4057679
Posted By: Steve Shaw
06-Jun-20 - 12:13 PM
Thread Name: BS: Language Pet Peeves
Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves
Yes I know that, Nigel, but did you actually hear that 2 PM news bulletin? The context of the item was the pandemic and the lifting of the lockdown. Had there been additional reasons for opening and closing beaches, that would have been stated. I'm not aware that beaches in Portugal are routinely closed and opened on a whim. And you know how much I like whimsy...