Originally Posted by
mile ho
But of course, you want to pick on the 'qualifier'. Is that all you want to do? Pick a fight? Your tone on this board is sad.
Of course, your phrase 'in short order' wasn't a qualifier in the first place. It's a figure of speech that refers to a span of time relative to a specific context. In the context of airline expansion, I'd say 'in short order' is a valid way to express several or more years.
Perhaps not to the internet tough guy who's apparently put him/herself in charge of English grammar on this board, but who cares.