Am I the only person to have noticed that he probably meant to say "One small step for A man; one giant leap for mankind" He missed out the 'a' ....... but I suppose he was under a certain amount of pressure....
2007-06-20 04:02:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
I've always noticed that, too. In fact, you can hear him pause after he says the phrase. He must have noticed his mistake, but realized he couldn't correct it without ruining the historic "first quote on the moon." Can you imagine if he'd stopped and said "Damn -- wait, let me start all over!"? I often wonder if it bothers him to this day.
2007-06-20 04:11:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whichever way he said it makes sense. If he said 'a man' he means himself. If he said 'man' he means mankind. Anyway the quote is not really a quote. A true quote is an original saying by someone. What Armstrong said was scripted by Hollywood and approved by the government and NASA.
2007-06-20 14:34:47 · answer #2 · answered by quatt47 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This was in the news a couple of years ago as an Australian team had analysed the recording of the statement and decided that the "a" was spoken, although partially obscured by radio noise
2007-06-20 16:37:16 · answer #3 · answered by funkysi65a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know what? YOu're not the first, this idea has been around for ages. according to NASA, he WAS meant to say 'a man', but it's not suprising one letter was forgotten, and basically it has deeper meaning the way he actually said it. Plus it sounds better.
2007-06-20 11:17:57 · answer #4 · answered by Kit Fang 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Haven't you heard? We never really went to the moon! It was all faked by the Government. No actually he said "One small step for a man I almost slipped on that F**K**G ladder"! When it was edited they took out the a too. OK honestly he did say A it just isn't very easy to hear.
2007-06-20 12:16:38 · answer #5 · answered by Michael N 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Please forgive others who give a slight slip of the tongue.There are many languages in the world which don't even use articles. Do we sometimes make frequent mistakes in tenses, plural forms, subject-verb agreement, sentence structure, logic, mispronunciations, etc,in our talking especially when we are rushed, angry, excited, tipsy?This happened almost 38 years ago and is history...
2007-06-20 12:06:01 · answer #6 · answered by Dolphin-Bird Lover8-88 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He actually said it right, but radio interference and slurring made the 'a' inaudible.
Even if that is not true, you're the first person to set foot on an alien planet, would you remember your lines?
2007-06-20 11:13:26 · answer #7 · answered by bRODDR 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Lack of oxygen. Too excited. Disorientated and wondering whether this is the real moon or just in a dream.
2007-06-20 11:14:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who cares what he said when he stepped out onto the moon.
He did it & well done I say even though it was before I was born.
2007-06-20 11:11:00 · answer #9 · answered by Huw 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why is the way Armstrong said it wrong?
2007-06-20 11:09:57 · answer #10 · answered by pm 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋