De Plane, De Plane

Scott Hardie | July 3, 2012
Why did the airline industry invent the word "deplane"? That bugs me every time I hear it. "Deboard" is a valid word, as is "disembark," so why the substitute? One cannot "plane" in the first place. When people drive up to the airport for their flight, do they decar? Did they choose to fly so they wouldn't have to detrain or deboat?

Are there any made-up words out there that bug you too?

Samir Mehta | July 3, 2012
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Erik Bates | July 3, 2012
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Tony Peters | July 3, 2012
its an old term, at least since the 70's. Much of todays annoying misuse of the english language though can probably be blamed on america's response to 9/11. Especially the absurd abbreviations and contractions

Scott Hardie | July 3, 2012
Apparently I defended the use of "deplane" just a year ago.

The suffix that bothers me is "-gate," as in political scandals, because it's overused. Not everything has to be the same huge controversy, Breathless 24/7 News Media.

Tony Peters | July 3, 2012
at least the press hasn't jumped on "Fast and Furious-gate" only the lunatic right which is itself amusing