Language Trap

There’s a guy who wants to base jump off the Empire State Building. He manages to sneak a parachute, helmet and video camera up to the 86th floor, but is stopped just as he’s about to jump. He really wants to go for it, so he resists his captors. I emphasize: He really wants to jump. But this is not how you describe that:

“He was fighting with us to get off. He wanted to jump off in the worst way,”

No, “the worst way” wouldn’t involve a parachute and helmet. It might include electrodes, however.

And while we’re on the subject – a helmet? Is that in case the parachute doesn’t open?