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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 7:39 pm
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Semantics: "VDB"
Does the phrase "Voluntarily Denied Boarding" make sense?

"Denied" implies that you requested to board, then were refused. But in reality you never asked to board the plane; in fact, you agreed not to.

Similarly, is the phrase "IDB" / "Involuntarily Denied Boarding" a tautology?
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