An English Crash

We all are using English language day to day. If the usage goes wrong, the result will not be a disaster. Chances are less.

I am going to write a story of aircraft crash due to English language.

A good day morning in a pilot training school, a instructor and a trainee planned to do a flight. This flight is trainee's last flight with trainer. Trainer instructed trainee to control total flight without his support. If any issue comes during the flight, trainer will tell the trainee and trainee should do the action. This was the flight rule of the day.

Trainee powered on the aircraft and the trainer was closely monitoring the activities. Aircraft started moving on the runway, the trainer found the power setting is less and not sufficient for smooth "Take- Off".

He commanded the trainee " Take Off Power".

Trainee immediately removed the power of the engine. As per English language take off power means remove power. Trainee removed the power using throttle control, same time aircraft started climbing. So aircraft lost power and crashed.

What trainer meant? Trainer instructed trainee to set the maximum power for talk off, means Take Off power.

This understanding difference crashed the aircraft.

Hope you enjoyed reading.

Such misunderstandings happen always.. You have just reminded me of a story from our reading book when I was a student..

The story was about a foreign worker who worked in an English speaking country. He once reached his work late. So, when he met his manager, his manager asked him "Did you get a plate"

The worker didn't understand. he nodded his head, smiled and went to his job.. But the whole day, he was thinking what his manager meant "did you get a plate".. later in the day, his manager asked him what was wrong with him.. He answered that he was thinking all the day what his manager meant "did you get a plate".. here, the manager burst in laughter, he told him that he only asked him "Did you get up late" :D

English language can be tricky somehow, and it causes catastrophic clashes as in your case.. Thanks for sharing this nice story..

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Comments

Onee-chan December 3, 2016 9:39

Oh my God, the first thing to do is learning at least the 'order' words.

Thanks for writing, apsuku. I enjoyed reading it. Keep it up! :)
AG November 20, 2016 8:13

Such misunderstandings happen always.. You have just reminded me of a story from our reading book when I was a student..

The story was about a foreign worker who worked in an English speaking country. He once reached his work late. So, when he met his manager, his manager asked him "Did you get a plate"

The worker didn't understand. he nodded his head, smiled and went to his job.. But the whole day, he was thinking what his manager meant "did you get a plate".. later in the day, his manager asked him what was wrong with him.. He answered that he was thinking all the day what his manager meant "did you get a plate".. here, the manager burst in laughter, he told him that he only asked him "Did you get up late" :D

English language can be tricky somehow, and it causes catastrophic clashes as in your case.. Thanks for sharing this nice story..
salah gammaa November 19, 2016 7:25

Trainer pagal. Uska Pata hain prashikshu taaleem karta hain. It's a matter of life and death. The trainer should have been more careful about his instructions. Thanks for sharing, Apsuku!

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