If I watched more British courtroom dramas, this accusation from a British court might sound less strange and stilted: “The same day while on a British registered aircraft you had in your possession a dangerous article. That was a hand grenade” I can almost make it into a Canadianism with appropriate punctuation- “The same day? While on a British registered aircraft? You had in your possession a dangerous article? That was a hand grenade.”

I saw this courtesy of infobreakfast, as mentioned by the lovely Bruce Sterling. Though I may need a long vacation before I can get back to his new book, Tomorrow Now. I really liked what I’ve read so far, but I’m totally losing my ability to concentrate.