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Originally Posted by Max_Tab
I'm just a ignorant NCO, who happens to play with radios. But I have discovered while listening to the radio that I recieve quite an education in grammar.
So my topic for the day is, what are some of the silliest words or phrases you have heard officers use on the radio.
ex. 1 Tertiary- I heard this word and didn't have a friggin clue what it meant. Apparently it's a fancy word for "third"
ex. 2 Interogative- I quote "in response to your second interogative..."
Hearing words like that come over the radio just amuses me. Anyone else have an example?
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I trust you never say primary or secondary, since those are just fancy words for first and second?
Tertiary does sound a bit pretentious though. The proper response the next time someone mentions his tertiary priority is to ask him what his quaternary, quinary and sextary ones are.
The best radio example I can think of isn't a real one, but from
Smokey and the Bandit:
Sheriff Buford T. Justice: "But I'm in high speed pursuit. Don't you hear good?"
Sheriff Branford: "I hear perfectly. The fact that you are a sheriff is not germane to the situation."
Sheriff Justice: "The god damn Germans got nothin' to do with it."