11-17-2004, 05:16 PM
Inflammable means flammable? What a country!
Seriously, though, when I read an article about Milbourn Apt's ill-fated Mach 3 flight in the deathtrap that was the X-2, the last sentence spoke of the loss of an "invaluable" test vehicle (as opposed to a valuable one). Being a kid at the time, I thought that meant the plane was worthless. In reality, it meant it was priceless.
Then again, "worth" and "price" mean two different things when applied as "wotrhless" and "priceless". "Price" is cost. Sacrifice. "Priceless" speaks not of lacking sacrifice neccessary to attain it, but rather that the worth of the object is beyond measure.
Lovely language, no?
Seriously, though, when I read an article about Milbourn Apt's ill-fated Mach 3 flight in the deathtrap that was the X-2, the last sentence spoke of the loss of an "invaluable" test vehicle (as opposed to a valuable one). Being a kid at the time, I thought that meant the plane was worthless. In reality, it meant it was priceless.
Then again, "worth" and "price" mean two different things when applied as "wotrhless" and "priceless". "Price" is cost. Sacrifice. "Priceless" speaks not of lacking sacrifice neccessary to attain it, but rather that the worth of the object is beyond measure.
Lovely language, no?
Political Correctness is the idea that you can foster tolerance in a diverse world through the intolerance of anything that strays from a clinical standard.