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   From: robban@clubtelco.com   
      
   On 27/08/13 12:43 AM, Default User wrote:   
   > Steve Hayes wrote:   
   >   
   >> Yes, there was a news story about a US aircraft that took off   
   >> momentarily.   
   >>   
   >> It landed in the Hudson River just beyond the runway.   
   >>   
   >> That misuse of "momentarily" by airline staff, of all people, is the   
   >> most stupid and irresponsible language error I have ever heard. The   
   >> airlines really ought to train their staff better.   
   >   
   > As noted, the language has a way of changing. At one time, "girl" meant   
   > any young person. However, if you called a young male child a girl,   
   > that probably wouldn't go over well. In the past, "awful" meant   
   > approximately what "awesome" does these days, that is inspiring awe.   
      
   I think you mean "awe-inspiring". It's 20 or 30 years since "awesome"   
   meant anything more than "very good". We can add "fabulous" and   
   "legendary" to the list.   
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