Differences Between Board, on Board, Aboard
2023-07-09
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1And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.
2Today, we discuss the word board.
3As a noun, board has a couple of meanings.
4It can be a long thick piece of wood or other strong material - like a diving board.
5A board can also be a group of people who make decisions for an organization. An example is a board of directors.
6As a verb, board means several things.
7Board can mean providing food for someone regularly. For example, a college student's costs include housing and food, called room and board.
8Board can also mean closing off parts of a building with pieces of wood.
9Sometimes in scary movies, people board up the doors and windows to keep monsters from entering.
10Board, on board, and aboard are all used differently.
11At a train station, we sometimes hear a conductor say, "All aboard," as the train is getting ready to leave.
12And the captain of a ship might say, "Welcome aboard," as you climb on the boat.
13However, we say you board a plane, train, or boat when you get on it. And we say you are on board once you get on.
14If you agree with an idea or a process, we also say that you are on board with it.
15But we never say you are aboard with it.
16And if you are very excited about an idea or process, you do not just get on board, you jump on board!
17We also use the term onboarding to describe the process of starting a new job.
18This is the process in which new workers learn about a company, work rules, and things related to the job.
19At VOA Learning English and many other organizations, all workers are required to attend onboarding and other training.
20So, we say the training requirement affects everyone across the board.
21We use the expression across the board when something affects every part or every individual within a larger group.
22For example, when the government raises taxes on all income levels, it affects everyone across the board.
23Experts say, across the board comes from a horse-racing bet.
24It means the same amount is bet for a horse to come in first, second, and third in a race.
25And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories.
26We hope you are on board with the expressions and use them in your next English conversation!
27Until next time ... I'm Anna Matteo.
1And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. 2Today, we discuss the word board. 3As a noun, board has a couple of meanings. 4It can be a long thick piece of wood or other strong material - like a diving board. A board can also be a group of people who make decisions for an organization. An example is a board of directors. 5As a verb, board means several things. 6Board can mean providing food for someone regularly. For example, a college student's costs include housing and food, called room and board. 7Board can also mean closing off parts of a building with pieces of wood. Sometimes in scary movies, people board up the doors and windows to keep monsters from entering. 8Board, on board, aboard 9Board, on board, and aboard are all used differently. 10At a train station, we sometimes hear a conductor say, "All aboard," as the train is getting ready to leave. And the captain of a ship might say, "Welcome aboard," as you climb on the boat. 11However, we say you board a plane, train, or boat when you get on it. And we say you are on board once you get on. 12If you agree with an idea or a process, we also say that you are on board with it. But we never say you are aboard with it. And if you are very excited about an idea or process, you do not just get on board, you jump on board! 13We also use the term onboarding to describe the process of starting a new job. This is the process in which new workers learn about a company, work rules, and things related to the job. 14Across the board 15At VOA Learning English and many other organizations, all workers are required to attend onboarding and other training. So, we say the training requirement affects everyone across the board. 16We use the expression across the board when something affects every part or every individual within a larger group. For example, when the government raises taxes on all income levels, it affects everyone across the board. 17Experts say, across the board comes from a horse-racing bet. It means the same amount is bet for a horse to come in first, second, and third in a race. 18And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories. 19We hope you are on board with the expressions and use them in your next English conversation! 20Until next time ... I'm Anna Matteo. 21Anna Matteo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 22______________________________________________________________ 23Words in This Story 24scary -adj. something that causes fear or makes people afraid 25monster -n. a strange and horrible imaginary creature 26conductor -n. a person who takes tickets on a train 27bet -v. to put money at risk in hope of winning more money by guessing the outcome of a game or a competition 28__________________________________________________________________ 29We want to hear from you. Do you have a similar expression in your language? In the Comments section, you can also practice using any of the expressions from the story. 30We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 31Write your comment in the box. 32Under the box, you can see four images for social media accounts. They are for Disqus, Facebook, Twitter and Google. 33Click on one image and a box appears. 34Enter the login for your social media account. Or you may create one on the Disqus system. It is the blue circle with "D" on it. It is free. 35Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.