This 'Word of the Day' is brought to you by the Chicago Transit Authority; causing commute distress and vocational tardiness for longer than anyone can remember!
Alight - verb; to come down from something (as a vehicle)
Today, as I was on the train going to work the train driver made the following announcement, "Attention Customers, this is a southbound Brown Line Train towards the Loop. This train will not stop at Wellington or Diversey. I repeat, this Brown Line Train will not be stoppping at the Wellington or Diversey stationed. The next stop will be Fullerton. Passengers wishing to alight at the Wellington or Diversey stop must first switch to a northbound train at Fullerton, and then alight at your desired stop."
She made the announcment four or five times and each time used the word alight at least two, sometimes three times. I found myself wondering if she had turned her Vocabulary Building Calendar to 'alight' and was determined to use the word as much as possible in the following 24 hrs.
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