Talk:Singapore Naval Base

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Inappropriate language: "tout"

Winston Churchill touted it as the “Gibraltar of the East”.

Touted? Really?

tout (tout)

v. tout·ed, tout·ing, touts v.intr. 1. To solicit customers, votes, or patronage, especially in a brazen way. 2. To obtain and deal in information on racehorses.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tout

What's wrong with "Winston Churchill called it the Gibraltar of the East?" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.78.167.32 (talk) 08:18, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not staggered.

It was completed in 1939 at a staggering cost of £60 million[1] — equivalent to £2½ billion in 2006.

I don't think that's staggering at all. £2.5bn over 16 years is only £160m a year. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.78.167.32 (talk) 08:28, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Does Morris (the cited source) actually call this "staggering?" If so, perhaps it should be made clearer that this is Morris' characterization. --Yaush (talk) 15:50, 2 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]