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Save/ShareWhere do flight attendants come up with these words? Take "deplane," for example.
Why do we "deplane"?
We don't "de-car."
I asked some frequent travelers.…
Alexander Basek responded: Cause we enplaned first?
Connie Heveron wondered: Is it a "Fantasy Island" thing?
Jon Sullivan said: de-bed, de-bike, de-run… I think you are onto new Americanisms!
Esther Schindler pointed out: We do debark. Why not deplane?
Dan Saltzstein noted: And we drive on a parkway, but park in a driveway.
Pardon me while I collect my "personal belongings"—are there any other kind of belongings?—and head for the plane's exit.
Heard any odd travel words lately?
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Not to be crass, but I seriously think "de-planing" is the alternative for saying "getting off."
Posted By David Dobson on October 8, 2009, 11:23 AM
Bryan Garner, author of Garner's Modern American Usage, also deplores "deplane," calling it airline jargon, but it dates back to at least 1923. After eighty-odd years, it's clear that the word is here to stay, so it's probably time to move on and get annoyed about something else.
Thomas Berger
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Posted By Thomas Berger on October 8, 2009, 12:12 PM
LOL!
Posted By Sean on October 8, 2009, 12:15 PM
I'd rather be "de-planed" than being "de-fenestrated"
Posted By Rich on October 13, 2009, 2:29 PM