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Speaking about the issues being experienced by the new Boeing 787 airliner a talking head on the TV news said "Ground-breaking new planes almost always have initial problems."

Not the best choice of metaphor!


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One might even say, planes that break the ground ALWAYS have problems, final as well as initial. Those talking heads! Roll Eyes
 
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Maybe the talking head thinks it's a bomber?


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That's a great example of why the choice of words is so important.
 
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