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Luas at James' Hospital

  • 26-09-2005 7:26pm
    #1
    Pitseleh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 156 ✭✭


    I know this is relatively unimportant but does anyone have any idea why the Luas announcer declares "a light for St. James' Hospital" (or something very similar sounding) after announcing it's the next stop. It kinda bugs me is all.


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  • #2
    kopci
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭kopci


    I know this question is old, but I will answer anyway. "alight" is a verb in the English language. "to alight" means to disembark (get off) a vehicle. Therefore, when the announcer says "Alight for St. James Hospital", it means "get off at this stop if you want to go to the hospital".


  • #3
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,610 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    In London, a certain model of tram had a notice "Passengers Alight at Both Ends".


  • #4
    ProudDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    The phrase is used a lot on the LUAS OP, it's not just at St James Hospital. For example, if you are on a LUAS that terminates at Connolly Station, you will be told to alight at Busaras for connecting trams to The Point.

    It is a rather old fashioned phrase to use though isn't it? I can see why the OP and others would not be overly familiar with its usage. Why not say Disembark Here or Get Off Here for XYZ? It may not be as grammatically correct as alight here but it is a lot more user friendly imo, especially if you are a non English speaking tourist.


  • #5
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    alight>disembark imho

    get off here= bus eireann


  • #6
    Green Diesel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭Green Diesel


    This post is 7 years old... OP has been lighting candles for the hospital for years.


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  • #7
    hardCopy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭hardCopy


    How do people stumble across these threads?


  • #8
    TheChrisD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,816 ✭✭✭TheChrisD


    Random Google searches?


  • #9
    NuMarvel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭NuMarvel


    St James's has been a non smoking campus since the start of the year, so presumably LUAS has stopped trying to bum a light of its passengers around there?


  • #10
    maximoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,209 ✭✭✭maximoose


    hardCopy wrote: »
    How do people stumble across these threads?

    Kopci just learnt the meaning of alight today and wanted to show off


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