K. P. Harrier Murphy Siding (5-22): In your reference to definition #1, emphasis should be on the sixth word, “in.” I win! I donate my winnings to the TRAINS staff to take a class on definitions. All in fun, K.P.
Murphy Siding (5-22):
In your reference to definition #1, emphasis should be on the sixth word, “in.”
I win! I donate my winnings to the TRAINS staff to take a class on definitions.
All in fun,
K.P.
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Methinks you're being too fussy. What do you call the folks who are about to board a train? I think most would refer to them as passengers. Same with those who have just deboarded.
I suppose Trains could have used the term "travellers," but that would be too broad.
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Obviously, the people at Trains disagree with what constitutes a "passenger" photo or they would not have included of them in the contest. For that matter, one of the entries that you may find unqualified is by a Train's staffer.
If the point is that the announced theme is not to be taken too literally, you are correct.
Mitch Goldman’s photo perhaps IS the most arresting photo. It stops people in their tracks. But, it was thought that voting was for the photo most applicable to the announced THEME. Unbelievably, seven of the nine photos show NO passenger(s) as defined by the dictionary. How could such photos win? Why even have themes?
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I went with Mitch Goldman's too if only more people can identify as a commuter on a foggy morning as presented. Several others showed people but not sure if they are passengers or not. Mitch's pic is a daily experience while the otthers are occasional and vary by viewer's era.
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I went with Mitch Goldman's photo. The crowd is a bit thin for a commuter stop but it's a sight that's repeated multiple times a day at dozens of station stops in North America, including my own station.
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