lonefighter@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 20 hours agoYou board a train, board a bus, and board a ship, but you don't board a carmessage-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down13
arrow-up185arrow-down1message-squareYou board a train, board a bus, and board a ship, but you don't board a carlonefighter@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 20 hours agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-219 hours agoI’ll agree that it comes down to the personal vs. group nature of the vehicle. Maybe also who is controlling the vehicle (professional vs. amateur) You don’t board a motorcycle or a horse. You don’t board a unicycle or bicycle. You don’t board a kayak or canoe or a jetski or a dingy. You DO board a stagecoach, pulled by horses. You do board a trawler or a fishing vessel. I don’t board my own van. I do board the intercity bush taxi (the same van with staff and better paint). Likely all related to use of “board” for ships and devolved from there.
I’ll agree that it comes down to the personal vs. group nature of the vehicle. Maybe also who is controlling the vehicle (professional vs. amateur)
You don’t board a motorcycle or a horse. You don’t board a unicycle or bicycle. You don’t board a kayak or canoe or a jetski or a dingy.
You DO board a stagecoach, pulled by horses. You do board a trawler or a fishing vessel.
I don’t board my own van. I do board the intercity bush taxi (the same van with staff and better paint).
Likely all related to use of “board” for ships and devolved from there.