Re: Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (EICA) at Ratho

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From: Sam Nelson
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 11:12

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In article <5c2dngF2ur8onU2@mid.individual.net>,
 Peter Clinch <p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk> writes:
> Sam Nelson wrote:
> 
> > How does having the word `International' in the title help?
> 
> Not particularly, but OTOH I can't see it's a /problem/.  It is of a 
> size and (so I' told) standard so as to be an international benchmark of 
> the type, so why go to the trouble of moaning about using the word?

It carries with it an air of self-importance, pomposity, and positive spin.
-- 
SAm.

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From: sam@ssrl.org.uk (Sam Nelson)
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Subject: Re: Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (EICA) at Ratho
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