To Flap40:
A visit to a dictionary would be simpler and quicker. Sadly, such items seem to be going out of fashion.
In the original post, the intended meaning was fairly obvious, as the literal meaning was too ridiculous to contemplate. However, in something like a tech log or an engineering report, similar mistakes could easily lead to confusion or much worse.
No matter how you inform someone he or she has made such a basic error, your efforts seem to be received with very bad grace. I am guessing that all the respondents in the thread so far have English as their first language, and are also possibly all British. I wonder what the rest of the members think of us?
This is an aviation website, not the English Language section of the Open University. Nevertheless, it still grates to see a headline proclaiming How Poor Maintenance Practices Can Bring About a Normal Flight.