Talk:round-trip ticket

RFD discussion: October 2022–January 2023
SOP. 98.170.164.88 20:12, 18 October 2022 (UTC)


 * On the other hand, we do have ; but this is perhaps protected by the second sense, which is idiomatic. 98.170.164.88 20:15, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I am inclined to keep both and  in their literal senses. They are quite set, there is no other term for either item that I am familiar with. It is a bit of a weak argument, since I wouldn't advocate in the same way for some other ticket descriptors (standing room only, general admission). -  TheDaveRoss  19:03, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Isn’t opaque, compared to the (IMO fully transparent) round-trip ticket?  --Lambiam 16:32, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I’m with you - “one-way ticket” (literal) and “round-trip ticket” seem very self-explanatory, while “open ticket” does not. The first two are certainly common collocations, though. Not mentioned here yet, but is probably borderline, as a literal interpretation might be that it’s only a ticket for the return leg; I could see a non-native speaker making that kind of mistake, and in certain specific contexts it does get used that way (“I’ve got the outward tickets, but I’ll give the return tickets to you”). Theknightwho (talk) 17:00, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Here are three instances where, in the context, return ticket is used in the sense of a ticket as being used for the return leg of a round trip:, , . --Lambiam 19:00, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * At one time return rail tickets were issued which could be torn in half, one half being surrendered at the destination, and the remaining half being kept for the return journey. Now two tickets are issued if you ask for a return ticket, one for the outward journey and one for the return journey, you pay for both at the station where you start, normally for a price less than for two one-way tickets. DonnanZ (talk) 19:01, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * If a return ticket can be used by different routes for the same fare, it can be a round-trip ticket, when one route is taken to the destination and another one back to the starting point. I did this last year from Surbiton to Guildford and back. The question is whether a round-trip ticket also applies to using the same route out and back. DonnanZ (talk) 18:39, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm also inclined to keep per TheDaveRoss. AG202 (talk) 15:34, 6 November 2022 (UTC)


 * RFD-kept: no consensus for deletion (WT:VPRFD). --Dan Polansky (talk) 09:54, 4 January 2023 (UTC)