What's the point of cutting a sentence in half yet retaining it as quoted
material?

Brevity. I routinely snip as much as I can while retaining the essence
of the statement. I indicate that I've snipped. That way people who
haven't seen the original have context, and people who have don't have
to read it again (which gets pretty tiresome after a while).


See subparagraph g:

http://www.faa.gov/atpubs/ATC/Chp5/atc0506.html

5-6-1. APPLICATION

Vector aircraft:
[...]
g. Operating VFR [...] when a pilot requests, or you suggest and the pilot concurs.

This raises in me another question, or perhaps several.

1: How should a pilot "concur"? Does an acknowledgement of the
suggestion and compliance therewith constitute concurrance?

If so, what is the operational difference between a vector and a
suggestion, once the suggestion has been taken? If not, how does a VFR
pilot turn a suggestion into a vector?

Jose
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