Poor wording in June OnePass Statement email
Jun 16, 2006 | 3:12 am
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Poor wording in June OnePass Statement email
Hopefully CO Insider reads this and makes a note.
Saw this line which is just terribly worded, and gave me a great laugh:
Effective Dec 31, you must have a passport for all travel to and from the United States.
Heh, so If I'm going from the US, to the US, I need a passport, huh?
I know they mean for international flights, but it's a very poor way of putting it into a news letter (without the word international anywhere in it!)
Saw this line which is just terribly worded, and gave me a great laugh:
Effective Dec 31, you must have a passport for all travel to and from the United States.
Heh, so If I'm going from the US, to the US, I need a passport, huh?
I know they mean for international flights, but it's a very poor way of putting it into a news letter (without the word international anywhere in it!)
Jun 16, 2006 | 5:39 am
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I agree-I just received our statements today and went to the blurb to read it because I couldn't understand the "headline"!
Jun 16, 2006 | 6:25 am
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I don't see the confusion. It seems fine to me.
Jun 16, 2006 | 6:44 am
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The wording seems correct to me. The US is changing its entry requirements. While you may not need a passport to enter another country, you will soon need one to come back to the US -- even if you are a US citizen.
This article has some information. Some of it is as follows:
This article has some information. Some of it is as follows:
...Americans who can now leave the country without a passport if their destination does not require one, such as travel by land to Canada or Mexico, will need a passport to get back into the United States starting this December. Showing a driver's license or a government-issued photo ID card will no longer be sufficient for making the border crossing back.
Jun 16, 2006 | 7:56 am
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The wording is fine. It states that a passport is needed for travel TO and FROM the United States. It does not state that a passport is needed for travel WITHIN the United States.
I think someone needs a grammar refresher.
I think someone needs a grammar refresher.
Jun 16, 2006 | 8:44 am
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Yes, perfect grammar to me.
I see nothing wrong.
I see nothing wrong.
Jun 16, 2006 | 2:44 pm
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Well DUH!
Clear, concise and accurate. Don't see the problem.
Jun 16, 2006 | 10:49 pm
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I didn't see a problem, but I guess if someone read the message as a trip that involved leaving the United States and returning again (like flying from LAX to HNL), it could be confusing.
Jun 17, 2006 | 6:50 am
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Good grammar would be
Effective Dec 31, you must have a passport for all travel to or from the United States
Effective Dec 31, you must have a passport for all travel to or from the United States
Originally Posted by michaelw9
Hopefully CO Insider reads this and makes a note.
Saw this line which is just terribly worded, and gave me a great laugh:
Effective Dec 31, you must have a passport for all travel to and from the United States.
Heh, so If I'm going from the US, to the US, I need a passport, huh?
I know they mean for international flights, but it's a very poor way of putting it into a news letter (without the word international anywhere in it!)
Saw this line which is just terribly worded, and gave me a great laugh:
Effective Dec 31, you must have a passport for all travel to and from the United States.
Heh, so If I'm going from the US, to the US, I need a passport, huh?
I know they mean for international flights, but it's a very poor way of putting it into a news letter (without the word international anywhere in it!)
Jun 17, 2006 | 7:30 am
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never mind
Jun 17, 2006 | 8:44 am
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Originally Posted by ContinentalFan
I didn't see a problem, but I guess if someone read the message as a trip that involved leaving the United States and returning again (like flying from LAX to HNL), it could be confusing.
I know, international airspace and all.
Jun 17, 2006 | 10:00 pm
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Originally Posted by CO 1E
LAX and HNL are both in the US! I know, international airspace and all.
I know, international airspace and all.
Jun 17, 2006 | 10:48 pm
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Wait !!!
They are requiring legitimate people to be even more legitimate? what about all those who cross the thousand miles of unprotected border. Doesnt' it make the whole thing seem ridiculous? Does anybody in leadership realize how stupid this all its? I mean, the United States of America approved a visa for Mohammad Atta 6 weeks after 9/11. Why doesn't somebody with brains stand up and just scream........this is ridiculous???? When will it happen? The US was the greatest country in the world, and as fast as it came, its going.
The last flight I boarded in EWR at security, I saw a young guy show his Rutger's Student ID as ID to security. Most of the people in security had english as a second language. They took the Rutger's ID as acceptable proof.
The passport requirement is goign to solve everyting. I know the illegals are coming in on the airlines. Ha ha ha.
They are requiring legitimate people to be even more legitimate? what about all those who cross the thousand miles of unprotected border. Doesnt' it make the whole thing seem ridiculous? Does anybody in leadership realize how stupid this all its? I mean, the United States of America approved a visa for Mohammad Atta 6 weeks after 9/11. Why doesn't somebody with brains stand up and just scream........this is ridiculous???? When will it happen? The US was the greatest country in the world, and as fast as it came, its going.
The last flight I boarded in EWR at security, I saw a young guy show his Rutger's Student ID as ID to security. Most of the people in security had english as a second language. They took the Rutger's ID as acceptable proof.
The passport requirement is goign to solve everyting. I know the illegals are coming in on the airlines. Ha ha ha.
Jun 18, 2006 | 6:42 am
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Originally Posted by JerseyCityS
The last flight I boarded in EWR at security, I saw a young guy show his Rutger's Student ID as ID to security. Most of the people in security had english as a second language. They took the Rutger's ID as acceptable proof.
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