Reporter suggests phraseology of the word hold should only be used in 'hold short'.

Attributes
ACN	170397
Time
Date	199102
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	170397
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

This had never happened to this writer but I recognize a problem. The commonly used terminology 'hold short' and 'taxi position and hold' should be changed. The FAA should mandate that the correct terminology should be something like 'taxi position'. It should be pointed out to everyone that the word 'hold' should not be used in both these phrases; and the word 'hold' should only be used with 'short' in 'hold short.' a pilot may feel that the runway will be available to them for takeoff in a few seconds, and with this in mind, when the controller tells him 'hold short' (along with possibly an after takeoff heading or new transponder code or departure frequency), the pilot taxies into position and holds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER SUGGESTS PHRASEOLOGY OF THE WORD HOLD SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN 'HOLD SHORT'.

Narrative: THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED TO THIS WRITER BUT I RECOGNIZE A PROB. THE COMMONLY USED TERMINOLOGY 'HOLD SHORT' AND 'TAXI POS AND HOLD' SHOULD BE CHANGED. THE FAA SHOULD MANDATE THAT THE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY SHOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE 'TAXI POS'. IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT TO EVERYONE THAT THE WORD 'HOLD' SHOULD NOT BE USED IN BOTH THESE PHRASES; AND THE WORD 'HOLD' SHOULD ONLY BE USED WITH 'SHORT' IN 'HOLD SHORT.' A PLT MAY FEEL THAT THE RWY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THEM FOR TKOF IN A FEW SECS, AND WITH THIS IN MIND, WHEN THE CTLR TELLS HIM 'HOLD SHORT' (ALONG WITH POSSIBLY AN AFTER TKOF HDG OR NEW XPONDER CODE OR DEP FREQ), THE PLT TAXIES INTO POS AND HOLDS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.