Travel & Holidays Flight over Lake Eyre

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  1. Angel

    Angel Well-Known Member

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    I'm looking for a friend or two who would like to spend a weekend in the lovely Flinders Ranges and join us on a flight. The more people, the lower the price per person.

    Scenic Flights to Lake Eyre - Wilpena Pound Resort

    Sometime around the second weekend in April, say Friday, Sat, Sun or Monday departing at 9am for six hours.
     
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    geoffw Moderator Staff Member

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    But that's in an airplane. Why does an Angel need an airplane to fly?
     
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    Angel need some rest as well...
     
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    geoffw Moderator Staff Member

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    "My wife's an angel".

    "You're lucky. Mine is still alive".
     
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    She doesn't, she needs an aeroplane
     
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    geoffw Moderator Staff Member

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    Both forms are acceptable. Airplane is the North American variant which is becoming more common here.
    Aeroplane vs. airplane - Grammarist
     
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    I don't completely agree that both forms are acceptable in Australian English. I'm not suggesting stoning or anything, but I believe airplane is considered incorrect if used here.

    I wonder if the Macquarie dictionary would see it as Australian?
     
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    Online Macquarie doesn't go into detail. It just says "chiefly US". The article I linked to says that airplane is "gaining ground" in British publications- which is a rather poor choice of words for a flying machine.

    The difference between airplane and aeroplane
     
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