Flare vs flair

In article ,
Newps wrote:

Bob Gardner wrote:


To make my reclining years more comfortable, please stop using the word
"flair" when discussing landings.

Oh no. Not until people stop using loose for lose.

They just have to have loose brains before they can lose their minds. ;)

obviously the technical editor for those publications failed in his work and
should be fired

"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
. ..
Please understand that I am a geezer, and getting crotchety in my old age.

I have Summit Aviation's CD-ROM that includes just about every piece of
paper issued by the FAA...regulations, AIM, PTS, ACs, etc etc etc. I have
searched this resource for two words: flair and flair. My Webster's Ninth
had already told me that "flair" meant "a skill or ability to appreciate
or make good use of something," as in "a flair for the dramatic," or "a
uniquely attractive quality," as in "fashionable dresses with a flair all
their own." I got nine hits from the search engine; the Glider Pilot's
Handbook uses both spellings in succeeding paragraphs, believe it or not.
The Sport Pilot PTS for powered parachutes also uses flair. The rest of
the hits were in reports of incidents or maintenance written by pilots or
mechanics where mis-spellings can be kind of forgiving.

I got 427 hits on "flare," including Parts 61, 91, and 121. Some of the
hits were in the context of flare pots to outline landing surfaces or
flaring the end of a tube such as a fuel line, but most dealt with the
process of landing.

To make my reclining years more comfortable, please stop using the word
"flair" when discussing landings.

Thanks.

Bob Gardner

On 2006-06-25, Newps wrote:
Bob Gardner wrote:

To make my reclining years more comfortable, please stop using the word
"flair" when discussing landings.

Oh no. Not until people stop using loose for lose.

Or alot instead of a lot (you wouldn't write 'alittle' would you?)

--
Yes, the Reply-To email address is valid.
Oolite-Linux: an Elite tribute: http://oolite-linux.berlios.de

Or "its" for "it's" or "there" for "their" or "they're". Or "height"
for "altitude". Or "think" for "believe". Or "Web" for "Internet".
Or "insane eccentricity" for "precision".

- Andrew


Actually, more people use it's when they mean its (possessive) :-)


--
Cheers Quilly

For four good books to read look at...
http://www.quilljar.btinternet.co.uk/covers.htm
Buy three or four altogether and get economy postage.

In article ,
"Quilljar" wrote:

Or "its" for "it's" or "there" for "their" or "they're". Or "height"
for "altitude". Or "think" for "believe". Or "Web" for "Internet".
Or "insane eccentricity" for "precision".

- Andrew


Actually, more people use it's when they mean its (possessive) :-)

I think that a lot of the problem arises from the proliferation of voice
recognition technology and the failure to proofread.

"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
news
In article ,
"Bob Gardner" wrote:

Please understand that I am a geezer, and getting crotchety in my old age.

(stuff cut)

To make my reclining years more comfortable, please stop using the word
"flair" when discussing landings.

Thanks.

Bob Gardner

As for me, I would have to say that it takes a lot of flair to flare out
into a good landing. ;)


Yes, I like to flare with flair! ;-o

Newps wrote:

Oh no. Not until people stop using loose for lose.

Hanger for hangar or petals for pedals.

--
Peter

Peter R. wrote:
Newps wrote:

Oh no. Not until people stop using loose for lose.

Hanger for hangar or petals for pedals.


Ah! You mean 'Your lips are like petals - bicycle petals' :-)


--
Cheers Quilly

For four good books to read look at...
http://www.quilljar.btinternet.co.uk/covers.htm
Buy three or four altogether and get economy postage.

In article ,
"Quilljar" wrote:

Peter R. wrote:
Newps wrote:

Oh no. Not until people stop using loose for lose.

Hanger for hangar or petals for pedals.


Ah! You mean 'Your lips are like petals - bicycle petals' :-)

How about "peddles"?

"I used to pedal flower peddles while petaling my bicycle around town."

("Quilljar" wrote)
Actually, more people use it's when they mean its (possessive) :-)


I'm seeing that fewer and fewer, these days.


Montblack