Air Traffic Controller Argues with a Pilot Who’s Been Flying for 15 Years About a Landing and Says She ‘Googled It’

EXCERPT:

DTO TWR: “You know, if you ask for a short approach, a short approach is when you turn your base abeam the numbers. If I know that you're a student asking for a short approach, I know you're out there practicing and you probably will extend. But if you're doing something other than a short approach, don't ask for a short approach."
65C: "Well, I will definitely look up the definition of short approach because I've never seen where it says you turn base abeam the numbers, because I don't see how you could possibly do that."
DTO TWR: "Well, I googled it, actually. I googled short approach and it said to turn your base abeam or before the numbers and you will land, probably, touchdown around midfield."
65C: "OK, well, then I apologize for requesting the wrong thing, because everywhere else short approach means power-off 180, but that's definitely not what it means here."