Comments on: Guest post: What’s it like to actually fly the Airbus A380? http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/16/guest-post-whats-it-like-to-actually-fly-the-airbus-a380/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:54 -0700 hourly 1 By: Garry http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/16/guest-post-whats-it-like-to-actually-fly-the-airbus-a380/#comment-26621 Garry Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:05:21 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/16/guest-post-whats-it-like-to-actually-fly-the-airbus-a380/#comment-26621 I done a flight from London Heathrow to Sydney on a Qantas A380, IN PREMIUM ECONOMY!!!! It was rubbish being on the upper deck. The windows are hard to see out of. To be honest, I prefere the 747-400 overall. Though the A380 is smoother and quiter, it's quite boring really. (though it was a 23 hour flight). I done a flight from London Heathrow to Sydney on a Qantas A380, IN PREMIUM ECONOMY!!!! It was rubbish being on the upper deck. The windows are hard to see out of. To be honest, I prefere the 747-400 overall. Though the A380 is smoother and quiter, it’s quite boring really. (though it was a 23 hour flight).

]]> By: From the Mind of J http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/16/guest-post-whats-it-like-to-actually-fly-the-airbus-a380/#comment-19302 From the Mind of J Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:25:49 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/16/guest-post-whats-it-like-to-actually-fly-the-airbus-a380/#comment-19302 Since I feel the geek vibes flowing... PWNED. Since I feel the geek vibes flowing…

PWNED.

]]> By: RC http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/16/guest-post-whats-it-like-to-actually-fly-the-airbus-a380/#comment-19300 RC Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:42:52 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/16/guest-post-whats-it-like-to-actually-fly-the-airbus-a380/#comment-19300 Wow, that comment by "m" is pretty pedantic. If you go to dictionary.com there's this note with the definition of "hoi polloi": <blockquote>Usage Note: Hoi polloi is a borrowing of the Greek phrase hoi polloi, consisting of hoi, meaning "the" and used before a plural, and polloi, the plural of polus, "many." In Greek hoi polloi had a special sense, "the greater number, the people, the commonalty, the masses." This phrase has generally expressed this meaning in English since its first recorded instance, in an 1837 work by James Fenimore Cooper. Hoi polloi is sometimes incorrectly used to mean "the elite," possibly because it is reminiscent of high and mighty or because it sounds like hoity-toity. <strong>Since the Greek phrase includes an article, some critics have argued that the phrase the hoi polloi is redundant. But phrases borrowed from other languages are often reanalyzed in English as single words. For example, a number of Arabic noun phrases were borrowed into English as simple nouns. The Arabic element al- means "the," and appears in English nouns such as alcohol and alchemy. Thus, since no one would consider a phrase such as "the alcohol" to be redundant, criticizing "the hoi polloi" on similar grounds seems pedantic.</strong> </blockquote> Seems pedantic indeed. Welcome, Ben! Wow, that comment by “m” is pretty pedantic.

If you go to dictionary.com there’s this note with the definition of “hoi polloi”:

Usage Note: Hoi polloi is a borrowing of the Greek phrase hoi polloi, consisting of hoi, meaning “the” and used before a plural, and polloi, the plural of polus, “many.” In Greek hoi polloi had a special sense, “the greater number, the people, the commonalty, the masses.” This phrase has generally expressed this meaning in English since its first recorded instance, in an 1837 work by James Fenimore Cooper. Hoi polloi is sometimes incorrectly used to mean “the elite,” possibly because it is reminiscent of high and mighty or because it sounds like hoity-toity. Since the Greek phrase includes an article, some critics have argued that the phrase the hoi polloi is redundant. But phrases borrowed from other languages are often reanalyzed in English as single words. For example, a number of Arabic noun phrases were borrowed into English as simple nouns. The Arabic element al- means “the,” and appears in English nouns such as alcohol and alchemy. Thus, since no one would consider a phrase such as “the alcohol” to be redundant, criticizing “the hoi polloi” on similar grounds seems pedantic.

Seems pedantic indeed.

Welcome, Ben!

]]> By: m http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/16/guest-post-whats-it-like-to-actually-fly-the-airbus-a380/#comment-19295 m Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:46:28 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/16/guest-post-whats-it-like-to-actually-fly-the-airbus-a380/#comment-19295 <i>the hoi polloi</i> "hoi polloi" = "the many" (in ancient Greek) "the hoi polloi" = "the the many" It's like referring to the El Cid or the Il Duce. the hoi polloi

“hoi polloi” = “the many” (in ancient Greek)

“the hoi polloi” = “the the many”

It’s like referring to the El Cid or the Il Duce.

]]> By: Julia Rosien http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/16/guest-post-whats-it-like-to-actually-fly-the-airbus-a380/#comment-19292 Julia Rosien Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:19:56 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/16/guest-post-whats-it-like-to-actually-fly-the-airbus-a380/#comment-19292 Interesting. The more I hear about these uber-wonders in the sky, the more I'm disappointed. The A350 and Boeing's 787 seem to be following the same path - a lot of hype but no delivery: http://www.gogirlfriend.com/travel-news/clash-titans-boeing-787-vs-airbus-a350-5290 Interesting. The more I hear about these uber-wonders in the sky, the more I’m disappointed.

The A350 and Boeing’s 787 seem to be following the same path – a lot of hype but no delivery:

http://www.gogirlfriend.com/travel-news/clash-titans-boeing-787-vs-airbus-a350-5290

]]> By: From the Mind of J http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/16/guest-post-whats-it-like-to-actually-fly-the-airbus-a380/#comment-19287 From the Mind of J Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:34:01 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/16/guest-post-whats-it-like-to-actually-fly-the-airbus-a380/#comment-19287 I said this long ago. The A380 was going to be a huge letdown. What happened to the casinos, gift shops, bars, and gyms? Until that stuff gets put aboard the plane, I shall not be using the A380. I said this long ago. The A380 was going to be a huge letdown. What happened to the casinos, gift shops, bars, and gyms?

Until that stuff gets put aboard the plane, I shall not be using the A380.

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