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Onizo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

A takeoff

Ready for take off
Ready for a landing.

Why couldn't say: a take off?
  

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If I understand it, a premise of your question is that "Ready for a landing" is correct over "Ready for landing". In fact, "Ready for landing" seems the norm to me, so there is no difference. ) As for why the article is omitted, I would simply say that it's idiomatic.

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  • If I understand it, a premise of your question is that "Ready for a landing" is correct over "Ready for landing".
  • In fact, "Ready for landing" seems the norm to me, so there is no difference.
  • ) As for why the article is omitted, I would simply say that it's idiomatic.
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If I understand it, a premise of your question is that "Ready for a landing" is correct over "Ready for landing". In fact, "Ready for landing" seems the norm to me, so there is no difference. (Of course, "Ready to land" is also possible.)

As for why the article is omitted, I would simply say that it's idiomatic.
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