“Cell Phone Lot.”
Any idea what it means?
If you travel to the US or Canada, you’ll probably see signs like this.
More on this in a minute…
HUG AND KISS AND GET OUT OF THE CAR
Yesterday, I asked you what the drop-off zone is called at your local airport.
In the US, we say Kiss and Fly — or Kiss and Ride if it’s at a school or metro.
In Skopje yesterday, the sign said Hug and Fly.
Thank you for your answers.
But it seems there’s not a lot of variation in the world.
Except one Finnish reader who said there’s no hugging and no kissing in Finland:)
CELL PHONE LOT
When I fly to the US, usually my dad picks me up.
I tell him, My flight will land at 5 PM.
He arrives a little after 5, but sometimes the lines at immigration are long, and I’m not outside the airport until 6 PM or later.
In that case, he goes to the cell phone lot and waits until I call him.
Make sense?
Cheers,
Mr. Vig
P.S.
“Lot” is Atomic Word #1,289.
And now you know “parking lot.”
But what about the other kinds of lots?
I can think of four more ways native speakers use this common word.
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The new Atomic Word Dictionary is valuable. I saw “Lot” – Atomic Word #1,289 there. I like the simpler but more useful way the words are explained there.
Glad you like it!