Misused Words.
OLD FRIEND has had an airing in connection with the flight of Mr Ulm from Australia to New Zealand, for we have been told that he and his machine have been “ winging their way ” across the Tasman. Birds wing their way, and sailing ships may be said to spread their wings to the breeze, but an aeroplane, strictly speaking, does no such thing. It might be said to bore its way or thrust its wav, or even grind its way or mill its way, or skim its way across the Tasman. There is an interesting exercise in the selection of appropriate words, both practical and poetical, with which to describe the progress of an aeroplane across land or water. TOUCHSTONE.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 935, 4 December 1933, Page 8
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122Misused Words. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 935, 4 December 1933, Page 8
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