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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
go aboard
Which does 'go aboard' mean?
1. for example, to get on a bus
2. for example, to go to a destination by bus
Contraposition
1. for example, to get on a bus
2. for example, to go to a destination by bus
Contraposition
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40-50 years ago, we used to talk of 'boarding' a bus, but not 'go aboard'. Now, it's more 'to get on the bus'. We still 'board' planes, and 'go on board' 'go aboard' has - (someone correct me if I'm wrong) - has always been reserved to talk about large boats and ships: 'go aboard', and 'go ashore'.
- 40-50 years ago, we used to talk of 'boarding' a bus, but not 'go aboard'.
- Now, it's more 'to get on the bus'.
- We still 'board' planes, and 'go on board' 'go aboard' has - (someone correct me if I'm wrong) - has always been reserved to talk about large boats and ships: 'go aboard', and 'go ashore'.
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40-50 years ago, we used to talk of 'boarding' a bus, but not 'go aboard'. Now, it's more 'to get on the bus'.
We still 'board' planes, and 'go on board'
'go aboard' has - (someone correct me if I'm wrong) - has always been reserved to talk about large boats and ships:
'go aboard', and 'go ashore'.
We still 'board' planes, and 'go on board'
'go aboard' has - (someone correct me if I'm wrong) - has always been reserved to talk about large boats and ships:
'go aboard', and 'go ashore'.
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Aboard comes from the days when a ship was docked in port, and a board was laid between the ship and the land as a walkway.
To go aboard meant literally to walk on the board to get onto the ship. The opposite was "go ashore."
This was extended to other large vehicles where you needed a structure to get from the land and onto the vehicle (such as an airplane.)
To go aboard meant literally to walk on the board to get onto the ship. The opposite was "go ashore."
This was extended to other large vehicles where you needed a structure to get from the land and onto the vehicle (such as an airplane.)
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contraposition'go aboard'You mean "get aboard".
"All aboard!" (Everybody get on the train. It is about to leave.)
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Very old joke:
Everybody get aboard! And if you can't get a board, get a plank!
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CalifJimEverybody get aboard! And if you can't get a board, get a plank!OH NO!!! It's not asking you to walk the plank, is it?
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contrapositionWhich is right, #1 or #2?It's not to go to a destination, so it's #1. Get on the bus.
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