Brendan Nyhan

Transportation jargon gone wrong

It’s annoyed me for years when flight attendants talk about how to “deplane” the aircraft. Repeat after me: it’s not a word. You don’t “de-car” when you get out of your automobile. But things took a turn yesterday when I was riding Caltrain — they came on the intercom and told us how to “de-train.” Noooooo!!!