we are all accustomed to interpreting what we hear and read
That’s about the nicest apology I ever saw for poor writing and spelling 
I was once teaching a student from Hong Kong called up a not so local airfield where the air ground operator communication is impeccable.
The student then said one an earth is this bloke on about “tree, foer and Fife”
And you know I think he has a point. Most people can count to ten. Why do we then go and make it more difficult?
When the throttle is 3/4 open, you could state that it is ‘quarter to open’.
