Letter from a travel agent in Travel Weekly today.
"We are looking hard at whether Croydon will ever recover from the shame and suffering that a group of lawless individuals has brought to this once proud town".
Now I certainly sympathise with the people who live and work in Croydon, but "once proud town"?
When exactly did Croydon have anything to be proud about? Croydon ... proud Not two words I would ever expect to find in the same sentence.
"We are looking hard at whether Croydon will ever recover from the shame and suffering that a group of lawless individuals has brought to this once proud town".
Now I certainly sympathise with the people who live and work in Croydon, but "once proud town"?
When exactly did Croydon have anything to be proud about? Croydon ... proud Not two words I would ever expect to find in the same sentence.