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   From: b.scott@csuohio.edu   
      
   On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 12:20:59 +0200, Steve Hayes   
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   rec.arts.sf.written,rec.arts.sf.movies,rec.arts.books:   
      
   > On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 02:21:07 -0400, "Brian M. Scott"    
   > wrote:   
      
   >>No, it isn’t.  That reaction to the most common current   
   >>sense of  is largely confined to those who are   
   >>both reasonably well-educated and *not* young.  It’s almost   
   >>as big a giveaway of either age or pedantry as the reaction   
   >>‘What, we’re going to bounce?’ in response to ‘We’ll be on   
   >>the ground momentarily’.   
      
   > That is a usage peculiar to certain parts of the USA, and   
   > is very confusing to people who are unfamiliar with it.   
      
   No, it’s quite general U.S. usage.  In particular, it is   
   practically universal U.S. airline usage.   
      
   Brian   
      
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