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oneworld - OneWorld Alliance?View Full Version : OneWorld Alliance? lingua101 Feb 28, 12, 6:27 am Is that such thing of "OneWorld Alliance"? I keep hearing this on CX flight announcement. "Thank you for flying Cathay Pacific, a member of OneWorld Alliance". I thought they should just say member of OneWorld? moa999 Feb 28, 12, 6:46 am well to be specific it is oneworld not OneWorld.... but googling "oneworld alliance" and you will see a number of the airline websites use this term. lingua101 Feb 28, 12, 7:04 am well to be specific it is oneworld not OneWorld.... but googling "oneworld alliance" and you will see a number of the airline websites use this term. Interesting. I though it should be oneworld not oneworld allince also skyteam not skyteam alliance. Only star alliance sdsearch Feb 29, 12, 2:11 pm Is that such thing of "OneWorld Alliance"? I keep hearing this on CX flight announcement. "Thank you for flying Cathay Pacific, a member of OneWorld Alliance". I thought they should just say member of OneWorld? If they do say exactly that, it sounds like a spoken typo. What would be correct is: "a member of the oneworld alliance." Ie, the alliance is called oneworld, so it's correct to say "the oneworld alliance", which is shorthand for "the alliance called oneworld", but it is not correct to say "a member of oneworld Alliance", because that's shorthand for "a member of the organization called oneworld Alliance". By the way, I'm writing it as oneworld because that's the way I see it painted on the sides of some planes (the "one" much "darker" type than the "world"). JALPak Feb 29, 12, 6:13 pm well to be specific it is oneworld not OneWorld.... but googling "oneworld alliance" and you will see a number of the airline websites use this term. actually no it's oneworld not oneworld if you want to be really specific :p huhuhusky Feb 29, 12, 11:48 pm If they do say exactly that, it sounds like a spoken typo. What would be correct is: "a member of the oneworld alliance." Ie, the alliance is called oneworld, so it's correct to say "the oneworld alliance", which is shorthand for "the alliance called oneworld", but it is not correct to say "a member of oneworld Alliance", because that's shorthand for "a member of the organization called oneworld Alliance". By the way, I'm writing it as oneworld because that's the way I see it painted on the sides of some planes (the "one" much "darker" type than the "world"). The interpretation of the name is correct. Even oneworld uses "The oneworldŽ alliance" on the official website. http://www.oneworld.com/general/about-oneworld/ |