Melissa Michaud Baese-BerkSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Melissa Michaud Baese-Berk Did We Mishear Neil Armstrong's Famous First Words on the Moon? By Melissa Michaud Baese-Berk published 18 July 19 Armstrong always insisted that he said, 'That’s one small step for a man.' Yet everyone omits the 'a' when they repeat the quote. A linguist tries to get to the bottom of what happened. The moon MORE FROM SPACE...1Rocket Lab gearing up to refly Electron booster for 1st time2'Transformers One' 1st trailer unveils Optimus Prime and Megatron's shared history (video)3China rolls out rocket for next astronaut mission to Tiangong space station (photos)4SpaceX launching Starlink satellites today on company's 40th mission of 20245Sorry, little green men: Alien life might actually be purple
Did We Mishear Neil Armstrong's Famous First Words on the Moon? By Melissa Michaud Baese-Berk published 18 July 19 Armstrong always insisted that he said, 'That’s one small step for a man.' Yet everyone omits the 'a' when they repeat the quote. A linguist tries to get to the bottom of what happened.