[Vocabulary] allowed off

[englishlearner77]

What means this sentence?

The hijacker with a knife and a hand grenade forced the pilot of the 737 to fly to Madrid, where six elderly passengers were allowed off.

What "were allowed off" means?

 

[Rover_KE]

They were permitted to leave the plane.

 

[Raymott]

What does this sentence mean?

What does "were allowed off" mean?

You're going to have to learn the correct use of 'do' + main verb sometime.

 

[Tdol]

You're going to have to learn the correct use of 'do' + main verb sometime.

What means xxx? is so common that I think it may eventually become accepted- the influence of learners on the language.

 

[5jj]

What means xxx? is so common that I think it may eventually become accepted- the influence of learners on the language.

What means "Over my dead body"? ;-)

 

[Raymott]

What means xxx? is so common that I think it may eventually become accepted- the influence of learners on the language.

Unfortunately, "What means X?" has a different meaning from "What does X mean?". But you are right, many things may eventually be accepted. In the meantime, I think teaching proper English is the best way to go. My replies here assume that that's what most learners want.

 

[Tdol]

Unfortunately, "What means X?" has a different meaning from "What does X mean?". But you are right, many things may eventually be accepted. In the meantime, I think teaching proper English is the best way to go. My replies here assume that that's what most learners want.

Agreed- I was just offering an aside.