"Ernst S Blofeld" wrote in message
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PhilD wrote:
That's true. As with all things, it has to be Done Properly to work.
Eliminate the guff, use appropriate phrases, and so on. As you will
appreciate, I was pointing out WHY certain things are said. Whether
that is the BEST certain thing is an entirely separate debate!

I think everyone understands why there is a lead-in and the OP's debate
*is* about the content as far as I understood.

One of the worst abuses, IMHO, is the "This is a security announcement"
phrase which exclusively prefixes the advice about not leaving unattended
baggage. One day it might actually be a security announcement but there'll
be a bunch of desensitized people oblivious to it.

Especially the ones caught up in the blast, I should think...

Paul