Voet vs Feet
As most South Africans are at least bi-lingual (unlike our Brit cousins) this is an Afrikanerism that has crept into SA English. There are many more; the most noteable being that Sef Efrikens say
JA and not
YEAH. Thus the international nickname:
Japies. However, more to the point: In Afrikaans: 1 voet --> 1000 voet!
SpringbUck 231...
This ICAO sanctioned procedure serves to confirm that not only was the readback correct, but also that it was read back by the correct callsign. Unfortunately in European and other very busy areas, the radio time does not always allow the luxury of such great RT!
Returning to my first sentence:
Trilingual --> the ability to speak 3 languages.
Bilingual --> the ability to speak two languages.
Monolinual --> British or American.
Spot you on the rebound broer!!! 