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Old 11th June 2012 | 21:38
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SloppyJoe
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The same reason why the Airbus GPWS announces "Minima" and not "Minimums" like every other aircraft. Trust the French to teach the world how to speak English.
Errrr, think it says minimum. Which is in fact better English than minimums in the context it is said.
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