Excuse the Hogs (Rebroadcast) - 20 March 2023
A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
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The Importance of Deplaning
We're not disembarking, we're deplaneing. It's a strange combination of usages. So deep plane doesn't equal disembark? Well, I think it would, but isn't it in the same way that when you deforest, you rid of the forest. We'd say as soon as everyone deplanes, we'll grab a cup of coffee. But with so many languages coming on board and so many backgrounds, we just use this word to encompass that process. And it just doesn't seem like the right word for such an industry.
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