6.11.2008

Arithmetic kicks in


“Our fleet is over 500 airplanes,” said Beth Harbin, a Southwest spokeswoman. “If you can make a difference on one airplane on one flight, and multiply that by 500, in this day and age that is significant.”

[From To Save Fuel, Airlines Find No Speck Too Small - NYTimes.com]


Actually - I know, I'm being a little picky here - in any day and any age that would be true, for airplanes or for horses.


I think we're going to have to issue a buzzword alert on "in this day and age." It's popping up all too often in this day and age.



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