US vs UK English
I once heard an amusing lecture from a Brit describing one funny experience: he was on an airplane descending into Heathrow and the pilot came on the intercom and said, "We will be landing at Heathrow momentarily". His natural reaction was to think, "I hope they stay on the ground long enough for me to get off".Last night I was sitting in an airplane at Dulles airport, awaiting permission to take off, when the pilot came on the intercom and said, "We have good news; we are in position 3 for takeoff, and should be in the air momentarily". I remembered this earlier observation, and thought the reaction in this case might be a bit more alarmed.
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posted by Alan Adamson @ 7:55 PM
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