In this case, the use of the plural pronoun, "their", may not just be a nod to the current trend in avoiding gender-specific singular pronouns.
I was particularly struck by the use of a word that was unfamiliar to me:
An engineering note seen by The Sun said: 'A volumetric passenger is stuck in seat 1A. The plan is to remove the suite door and use a hoist to eject [him] from the seat.'
Update More of the same (via friend and commenter Stephen Skubinna): Two high calorie humans.
Snort, volumetric, that's a new one. The most astonishing thing, though, is how he even got on the plane without crashing through the floor into the cargo hold. On second thought, maybe he ought to try the cargo hold next time.
ReplyDeleteEject? Hopefully he had a safe landing.
ReplyDelete...which is usually the most desirable seat on the aircraft and costs £7,000, but comes with gourmet food and wine.
ReplyDeleteI would suggest smaller portions of gourmet food and wine!
Did anybody else see that police notice that they were seeking "two high calorie humans" in connection with an arson? Canada, IIRC. Oh look, here it is:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/14l141w/two_high_calorie_humans/
Which is... judging by the photo they included, er, not inaccurate.
Another snort, "high-calorie humans". However, we must remember that our thoroughly rich English has many more words for every single thing than other languages do. Example: all the ways we describe "fat".
ReplyDeleteNot all robust people are that way due to fondness of food. Pro-athletes such as football players and sumo wrestlers come to mind. They must consume more to continue, and to give an advantage. Then there is the category of medical condition that is a reality.
ReplyDeleteIt is possible that his legs were weakened by a sudden onset of something (I've experienced this), and the length of the flight. So let us not be so hasty to judge.