I'm sure that I'm not the only pilot that cringes just like every time I hear, "we have just . . ."
1) begun our approach
2) started our final approach
3) been cleared to land
and other terms with
actual meaning that are consistently used in contradiction to what the aircraft is actually doing.
My absolute favorite is the warning that we're taxiing on an "active taxiway." How is it possible to be on an inactive taxiway? This 'term' has evolved from when you're taxiing on/across an "active runway," which means you're on a runway that is being actively used for arrivals or departures as opposed to taxiing on/across a runway that is not currently in use (frequently the case), which means the safety risk is significantly lower than being on an active runway.