Another flight delay. This time it is only 30 minutes. Not too bad all things considered. Still, I’d rather no delay.
The announcement was made by a smartly dressed attendant at the gate counter, and she rounded off the message by saying:
“We apologize for any incovenience.”
Any? Any? Does the airline really imagine that there is some possibility that this delay really has caused no inconvenience at all?
The delay of the plane itself is inconvenient. Shouldn’t they be apologizing for “all the inconvenience” caused?
i totally agree. as a road warrior and someone who goes through airports every week, it boggles my mind as to how the airlines consider timeliness to be a relative term.
@ Pat
I would question what you do while traveling that you think qualifies you as a warrior?
I was in a Jewel (a grocery store) over the weekend and saw a sign at the checkout counter that appropriately used the ‘apologies for any convenience’ verbage. There was a sign stating that Jewel was no longer accepting expired coupons (vouchers) and as such, Jewel apologised for any inconvenience caused.
I think that was a fine way to use any, particularly given that I couldn’t really complain about not being able to pass expired discount coupons.