Timeline for Is "offloading a passenger" idiomatic?
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| Mar 24, 2015 at 20:34 | vote | accept | Louel | ||
| Mar 22, 2015 at 12:48 | comment | added | TimR | @Johs61: Although M-W says disembark can be transitive, the transitive use is obsolescent if not obsolete: books.google.com/ngrams/… | |
| Mar 22, 2015 at 12:22 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Mar 22, 2015 at 12:07 | comment | added | Hot Licks | In the US I'm sure I've heard "offloading" once or twice to refer passengers, but it's usually reserved for (non-sentient) cargo. Certainly, using "offloading" in this sense in any formal context would be considered rude. | |
| Mar 22, 2015 at 12:05 | answer | added | WS2 | timeline score: 5 | |
| Mar 22, 2015 at 12:04 | comment | added | Kris | offload "2. to remove or discharge (cargo, passengers, etc.)." TFD thefreedictionary.com/off-load [emphasis added] | |
| Mar 22, 2015 at 10:28 | history | edited | Frank | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Hope you don't mind but I added your examples in to the question, because sometimes comments get deleted.
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| Mar 22, 2015 at 10:22 | vote | accept | Louel | ||
| Mar 24, 2015 at 20:34 | |||||
| Mar 22, 2015 at 9:58 | comment | added | Louel | What do you mean the speaker responsible is no longer a member of the inner circle, Little Eva? The article was written by one David McCormack, a writer for the Daily Mail in the UK. | |
| Mar 22, 2015 at 9:55 | comment | added | user98990 | Those speakers responsible are no longer members of the inner circle! :-) | |
| Mar 22, 2015 at 9:48 | answer | added | Frank | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 22, 2015 at 9:41 | comment | added | Louel | There's evidence of English speakers from the inner circle using this though: Have a look at this title from Mail Online:American Airlines makes emergency landing to offload vomiting female passenger in Texas amid fears she has Ebola... despite not having been in Africa Read more: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2785065/… Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook | |
| Mar 22, 2015 at 9:36 | comment | added | user66974 | Disembark is usually used referring to passengers: to remove or unload (cargo or passengers) from a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle. | |
| Mar 22, 2015 at 9:31 | comment | added | user98990 | While the "off" component is OK, the inner circle would probably find the "load" part somewhat imprecise as its synonyms---cargo, freight, a consignment, a delivery, a shipment, goods, merchandise---all reference non-human “objects.” | |
| Mar 22, 2015 at 9:23 | comment | added | Louel | More like this: Melissa Mendez offloaded after 'punching flight attendants' (ABS-CBN News). | |
| Mar 22, 2015 at 9:19 | comment | added | user66974 | You mean with the following meaning? Regular travelers should not be offloaded by executive officers. .opinyonista.wordpress.com/tag/offloading-of-passengers | |
| Mar 22, 2015 at 9:06 | history | asked | Louel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |