Learn English – alight vs drop me off vs drop me at

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which one is correct and why

  • please alight me at the school, driver.
  • please drop me off at the school, driver.
  • please drop me at the school, driver.

Best Answer

One is wrong; two are correct. A passenger alights from (gets out of) a conveyance; the driver drops, or drops off, a passenger.

alight verb old-fashioned alight verb (GET OUT OF) ​ to get out of a vehicle, especially a train or bus:

The suspect alighted from the train at Euston and proceeded to Heathrow.

Alight

drop verb (TAKE) to take someone to a particular place, usually in a car, and leave them there:

They dropped me off at the main entrance. I dropped him at the library and went shopping.

Drop

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