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Inggris Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Offload

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/british-airways-ibiza-london-flight-evacuated-after-female-passenger-boards-with-fake-passport-a6804006.html

"......... British Airways said in a statement: "The aircraft returned to stand after authorities realised a customer was travelling with incorrect documents.

"The customer was offloaded and, in line with normal security procedures, all customers and their bags were re-screened as a precaution." ..................."

Is "offloaded" properly used in that sentence? Emotion: thinking
  

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inggris Is "offloaded" properly used in that sentence? With tongue in cheek, yes. The passenger was at fault, so he was undesirable baggage, so to speak.

  • inggris Is "offloaded" properly used in that sentence?
  • With tongue in cheek, yes.
  • The passenger was at fault, so he was undesirable baggage, so to speak.
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inggrisIs "offloaded" properly used in that sentence?
With tongue in cheek, yes. The passenger was at fault, so he was undesirable baggage, so to speak.

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