@sapinker hit the call button and ask the flight attendant.
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@sapinker A mistaken belief that clarity demands over-enunciation HAS forced out the reduced vowel. In short, they're scared to schwa.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker IMO the emphatic nature of such declarations is a "You're in good hands, folks" signal. Some people *fear* flying despite stats.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Redundancy increases intelligibility when speaking over the airplane PA system.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker I am NOW considering watching "Airplane".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker It just sounds sophisticated? :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker@supacrush Sit back, relax, and enjoy listening to the crew subliminally ape what they perceive to be authentic Flightspeak...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker There's a conductor on the NY subway D-train who does that, loudly, ALL THE TIME, plus random repetition for emphasis. Kills me.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Have a wee gin and settle down!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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You and Richard both must be spending a great deal of time this week "planing" and "deplaning". As will I in a few hours.
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@sapinker "The Captain HAS turned on the...sign once, in his flying lessons,but now he has forgotten where the switch is,so,pretty please.."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker why haven't we turned "on" into a verb, instead of switching and turning?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker In this case, isn't it just to distinguish the simple past over the pres perfect, esp over engine noise?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker One reason is to mark the speech as a reminder in officialese & not just a small talk from the "flight attendant".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker it's an imperfect tense to describe continuation--the sign is still on. "The Bruins have taken out their goalie."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker the general degradation of language caused by ill-educated speakers?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker it's a passive aggressive way of telling people to put their seat belts on.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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