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What is 'con air'?

 
 
SMickey
 
Reply Tue 13 Jan, 2015 10:43 am
I got to see a movie 'Con Air',
and I got curious about the title.

It stars Nicolas Cage, and the story is about carrying prisoners from one place to another
and I wondered what the title has to do with the whole story.

Does that stand for a plane which carries conmen?
Or it's just a name of an ordinary plane?
Is it nothing but a pronoun, like the May Flower or the New York Times?

I'd appreciate your comment.
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Lustig Andrei
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Reply Tue 13 Jan, 2015 11:01 am
@SMickey,
It's just a play on words.
con=convict
air=airline

How old are you anyway?
Linkat
 
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Reply Tue 13 Jan, 2015 11:09 am
@SMickey,
There is an actual ConAir which is a nick name for JARTs - Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.

But yes the nick name is a play on words - Convicts/Airlines.

http://www.airlinereporter.com/2010/07/the-real-con-air-justice-prisoner-and-alien-transportation-system-jpats/

SMickey
 
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Reply Thu 15 Jan, 2015 03:52 pm
@Lustig Andrei,
I'm a S. Korean, 36.

Mind if I ask you why you asked my age? Smile
SMickey
 
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Reply Thu 15 Jan, 2015 03:53 pm
@Linkat,
Thank you.
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Lustig Andrei
 
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Reply Thu 15 Jan, 2015 03:58 pm
@SMickey,
SMickey wrote:

I'm a S. Korean, 36.

Mind if I ask you why you asked my age? Smile


Because it seemed like a very childish question. Any American adult would understand the words "con air" immediately. I didn't realize that English is not your first language. My apologies.
SMickey
 
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Reply Fri 16 Jan, 2015 11:47 am
@Lustig Andrei,
Oh, no. Never ever do you need to say sorry.
You would have no idea how lucky I am to be able to learn English
from kind and nice people just like you.

I'm as grateful as I can be.
Please don't offer any apologies.

Thank you. Smile
parados
 
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Reply Tue 20 Jan, 2015 01:39 pm
@SMickey,
Your English is impeccable. You certainly write better than a lot of native speakers. Now you are just learning how to do slang and idioms to get to the level of those that butcher their own language.
SMickey
 
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Reply Thu 22 Jan, 2015 11:19 am
@parados,
Yes, I realized slangs play a big part in English and without understanding them, it's pretty hard to communicate.

Impeccable? Wow. This is the best compliment I've ever received recently.
Thank you for saying so.
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