TomJ Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Q16: 'to get off', 'to get down', 'to deboard'
Hello,
Would you please tell me if we could say both 'get off' or 'get down' when we are talking about enclosed vehicles?
For eg, could we say either 'get off' or 'get down' in these examples?
- Don't get off / get down the moving bus.
- Where do you want to get off / get down the bus?
- The next stop is XYZ, are you going to get off / get down (the bus) over there?
Also, is it essential for us to say get off the bus or the car, for example? Can't we just say 'Where do you want to get off?' or 'Where do you want to get down?'
I hear 'boarding' and 'deboarding' when I'm traveling in a Metro or a train. For eg, 'Do not push other passengers while boarding and deboaring the train'. But could we use these terms ('boarding' and 'deboarding') with other means of transport such as 'bus', 'car', 'plane' etc. as well?
Thank you all.
Would you please tell me if we could say both 'get off' or 'get down' when we are talking about enclosed vehicles?
For eg, could we say either 'get off' or 'get down' in these examples?
- Don't get off / get down the moving bus.
- Where do you want to get off / get down the bus?
- The next stop is XYZ, are you going to get off / get down (the bus) over there?
Also, is it essential for us to say get off the bus or the car, for example? Can't we just say 'Where do you want to get off?' or 'Where do you want to get down?'
I hear 'boarding' and 'deboarding' when I'm traveling in a Metro or a train. For eg, 'Do not push other passengers while boarding and deboaring the train'. But could we use these terms ('boarding' and 'deboarding') with other means of transport such as 'bus', 'car', 'plane' etc. as well?
Thank you all.
Top answer
" is fine. Just "get off" (without naming a vehicle) is fine when it is clear what you are referring to. " is wrong (in the relevant sense).
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"get off the bus/train/plane/etc." is fine. Just "get off" (without naming a vehicle) is fine when it is clear what you are referring to.
"get down the bus/etc." is wrong (in the relevant sense). It is not possible to "get down" something (in the relevant sense). You can "get down from" something. It is possible to use this with buses etc., but more typically you would "get down fr
"get down the bus/etc." is wrong (in the relevant sense). It is not possible to "get down" something (in the relevant sense). You can "get down from" something. It is possible to use this with buses etc., but more typically you would "get down fr
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OK, dear GPY and Clive. And thanks a lot for your informative replies! 
But I wonder why it is that we can say 'get on/onto
But I wonder why it is that we can say 'get on/onto
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@Clive, When we want to ask somebody to get inside a car, can't we say 'get on/onto the car', please? No. If you get on a car, it sounds like you are eg sitting on the roof
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IF I SAY TO SOMEONE ON METRO THAT HE WANTS TO DEBOARD ON NEXT STATION OR NOT?? THEN IT IS CORRECT OR NOT.
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