Friday, March 23, 2007

Overseas Malapropism

One of my pet peeves is when people say they have "jet lag" when they really don't. Here's a tip for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, and thus have possibly committed this offense. If you've just flown from Europe to the U.S., no matter how lousy you feel, you do not have jet lag. You have jet lag when your body thinks it's earlier than it really is, i.e., your body's clock is lagging the actual time of day. So if you're traveling west, if anything, you have jet lead.

You're welcome.

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