western australia

A flying horse? I'd like to see that!

@JudyEv (326093)

Rockingham, Australia

July 30, 2023 9:57pm CST

The image doesn’t have much to do with the text apart from a horse being involved. The photo shows three riders heading towards Vince. The horses have to step over the railway lines but there is no danger of meeting a train as the line isn’t used any more. There was a sad news item where a light plane taking off from an airstrip on a farm struck a horse which had to be euthanised. Neither of the men in the plane were hurt badly. But a sentence in the news report bears repeating. It read: The animal was struck by the plane as it was taking off at Brentwood. I’d quite like to see a flying horse! Once, you could rely on certain papers to get their grammar and syntax correct but those days are long gone.

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John nyambegera

@thebos (5779)

• Kisumu, Kenya

31 Jul

I really want to see that too

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul

@thebos Grammatical ones are, that's for sure! lol

@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul

Grammatical mistakes like this really annoy me.

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John nyambegera

@thebos (5779)

• Kisumu, Kenya

31 Jul

@JudyEv well mistakes are usually made by people

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@AmbiePam (85677)

• United States

31 Jul

I’m wondering how the horse was in the position to be hit. Do you think the headline editors do it on purpose now? Sometimes I think they’ll do anything to get someone to read articles.

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@AmbiePam (85677)

• United States

31 Jul

@JudyEv I totally understand!

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul

If the airstrip was on a private property, I can only guess that there was livestock in the paddock. And you might be right about such errors being used on purpose but it really annoys me. lol

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@rebelann (111249)

• El Paso, Texas

31 Jul

I've noticed that too. It seems the younger generations don't bother to use grammar correctly, they expect you to understand what they meant.

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@rebelann (111249)

• El Paso, Texas

1 Aug

So true. I've noticed that many misunderstand because of those kinds of misuse.

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug

It's okay understanding what is meant but it can lead to misunderstanding too.

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@jstory07 (134546)

• Roseburg, Oregon

31 Jul

I would like to see a horse with wings that could fly that would be neat.

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@jstory07 (134546)

• Roseburg, Oregon

31 Jul

@JudyEv Maybe but Noah did not get it on the ark.

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul

Maybe they'll recreate the unicorn one day.

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul

@jstory07 That's true so maybe we'll never get to see a flying horse.

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@wolfgirl569 (95648)

• Marion, Ohio

31 Jul

I want a flying horse. Sad that it got hit

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug

Very sad and what a mess it would have made of both the plane and the horse.

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@wolfgirl569 (95648)

• Marion, Ohio

1 Aug

@JudyEv It's a mess when any larger animal gets hit. Deer can destroy a car

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Jul

Yep, I’d like to see that flying horse too.

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul

It's a shame there are such a lot of errors in our national papers.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Jul

@JudyEv I know but it is funny. I had my picture taken by a similar sign but now I don’t remember what the sign said or what happened to the picture. It must be in one of my picture albums.

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@BarBaraPrz (45579)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

31 Jul

How's this?

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug

That is just so beautiful. I'd be happy to have that on my wall.

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@snowy22315 (170419)

• United States

31 Jul

I guess they do a bit of flying when they are in the air over the jumps.

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug

They do indeed. But it this case it's the plane what is trying to fly.

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@May2k8 (18096)

• Indonesia

31 Jul

shouldn't there be an audit team to check everything written? I wish to see real flying horse.

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug

You would think an editor would pick it up before it gets printed/broadcast.

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@Manasha (2727)

• Pondicherry, India

26 Aug

You're right; the quality of grammar and syntax in some publications has declined over the years. News organizations need to uphold high standards in language use to ensure clear and accurate communication.

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Aug

Even our national news stories have some quite bad errors in them from time to time.

@RebeccasFarm (86833)

• United States

31 Jul

Glad they were not hurt badly. Poor horse now.

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug

Yes, it would have made as awful mess of the horse.

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@Ronrybs (17837)

• London, England

31 Jul

I am sure the editors do it on purpose just to get attention.

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug

Do you think so? Maybe they do but it bugs me. However, if that is all that ever bugs me then I'm very lucky.

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@LindaOHio (157044)

• United States

31 Jul

Sorry to hear about the horse, regardless of the syntax. Nice photo. Enjoy your day.

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug

It would have been awful - a plane running into a horse.

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@Beestring (13371)

• Hong Kong

31 Jul

How can they make such a mistake? Do you think they did it on purpose to catch attention?

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@JudyEv (326093)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul

You see such mistakes quite often. I think people don't bother to check that what they've written actually makes sense.

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