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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 7:42 am
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Originally Posted by edi-traveller
Now the rant (apologies in advance)

What the hell does "enplane" mean? What's wrong with BOARD? I thing that Deboard and Deplane are two of the worst examples of the savaging of language (why not disembark or get off??)

But ENPLANE??

When you get into a taxi do you ENTAXI and then DETAXI?

Apologies again - just one of my pet hates.
I think the OP meant emplane, which is a perfectly respectable English verb meaning to take or go on board an aeroplane. Attested usage back as far as 1923 in UK-English journals including the Westminster Gazette and the New Statesman.
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