[Ads-l] Estimated ETA

[Jonathan Lighter]

Presumably the technical "redundancy" comes from an understandable desire
to make the   term easier to comprehend quickly.  Mere initials can be
misheard.

JL

On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 9:23 AM, Amy West <medievalist at w-sts.com> wrote:

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> On 7/15/15 12:00 AM, ADS-L automatic digest system wrote:
> > Date:    Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:53:55 -0400
> > From:    Neal Whitman<nwhitman at AMERITECH.NET>
> > Subject: Estimated ETA
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> > Topic line in an email telling when to expect our Boy Scouts back from
> > summer camp.
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> > Neal
> It's not totally redundant if you think the "E" in "ETA" stands for
> "Expected". There may be some awkwardness in "estimated Expected Time of
> Arrival," but not complete redundancy.
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