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Malevolence said:
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Ignore the past or read this quote if put against any other marathon then you'd have no qualms and totally understand why it has been written as a full marathon is a pretty big challenge for many to overcome and many of those that have completed one will be glad they survived it! However yes maybe a tad sensitive and triggering for all the ********** out there who look to find offence in everything these days, it's a sad state of affairs it really is.
 
To be fair, if I didn't watch Patriots Day recently I would have not given it a second look as I would not have put 2 and 2 together. It doesn't offend me the slightest but I would imagine 'surviving' a marathon is a thing as they are pretty hard events to take part in and take a great deal of strength and determination. Personally I can see why some may find it offensive but they just need to carry on with life and stop being pussies. It's just bad choice of a word, that is all.
 
satchef1 said:
Meh.

Not the best choice of words, but it was the Boston Marathon yesterday. It's not like they're referencing last year's event.
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It was four years ago. :p

Overkill much?

Does this mean we can't say "survived" for anything to do with a place that has seen death? That pretty much removes the word survive in that context from the English language.
 
Dis86 said:
Has the London marathon been subject to an event where survival was an issue?
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At least two people have died in the London marathon in the last few years, and three died in the NY marathon in 2008 alone. So your answer should be "No, they shouldn't use that in the context of those marathons either" to keep it consistent.

The fact that deaths are unfortunately fairly common during marathons (although usually due to medical/health/environmental issues) is one of the reason "survive" is used in that context (if a little macabre).

Or are we now arguing that deaths caused by terrorists are more importnant than "normal" deaths? I'd like to see you argue that to one of those that died suddenly of a medical issue.
 
Amp34 said:
At least two people have died in the London marathon in the last few years, and three died in the NY marathon in 2008 alone. So your answer should be "No, they shouldn't use that in the context of those marathons either" to keep it consistent.

The fact that deaths are unfortunately fairly common during marathons (although usually due to medical/health/environmental issues) is one of the reason "survive" is used in that context (if a little macabre).

Or are we now arguing that deaths caused by terrorists are more importnant than "normal" deaths? I'd like to see you argue that to one of those that died suddenly of a medical issue.
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Deaths from heart failure and the like during intense physical exertion arent unheard of. Unusual. Or unexpected. Tragic yes but unfortunately the human body breaks.
Deaths from pressure cookers filled with nails however aren't the norm. Don't forget as well that there weren't just deaths but people horrendously maimed.
To try and defend such an awfully illphrased statement is nuts. It isn't a fight for survival, it's a race. Why even mention survival?

'I survived Westminster bridge, yey!'
 
They are usually unexpected for those fit people that collapsed in their 30's, just as being hit by a bomb.

There's plenty of "survivors guides" to London, Paris, New York etc out there. It's a common phrase used all over the place.

If you're really that serious about this then you have an uphill struggle to remove the term survived (in that context) from the English language. It needs to be removed form far more locations than just this one email about this one event.
 
You are indeed gifted and special. I'm glad we cleared up that you are defending the position of unspecified "others" who "could be" offended.
 
A bit OTT because you can die anytime you run a marathon. Its not an unfair phrasing exaclty but yea slightly off I guess. There is a sad case recently of a young mother who died running just a half marathon, all including her doctor were unaware she had incurred some kind of abdominal blood vessel injury. Running caused that to fail after completing the race leading then to her immediate death at the finish line. People can die of various reasons during a marathon, electrolyte imbalance lots of known and unknown factors

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/6/6_1/1179.shtml
http://www.insideedition.com/headli...-to-the-vibrant-young-mom-who-died-after-race

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