Redefining words.
im·mi·nent -- Pronunciation Key (m-nnt)
adj. About to occur; impending: in imminent danger.
That is what I though it meant.
Here is what the media thinks it means:
im·mi·nent -- Pronunciation Key (m-nnt)
adj. Might-could possibly happen sometime within the next twenty or so years
See this story.
posted by 2Evil4U | 3/14/2006 07:24:00 AM
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Twenty years is a long, long time to wait to repair something that's ready to blow at any moment! Wow, maybe they really don't understand English! (Surprise!) They were probably going to start the repairs in another 20 years! "Imminent" just got in the way! Now they'll have to do something,I imagine?
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