The confusion is because one is two words and the other is only one word but have the same beginning.
2007-02-27 05:11:20 · 14 answers · asked by blondie 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
greencreeper is correct. airway is a single word not two words so airline comes first.
airway definition - .a. A passageway or shaft in which air circulates, as in ventilating a mine.
b. A covered, self-propelled passageway used for airline passenger and crew embarkation and debarkation at airport terminal gates
2007-02-27 05:19:52 · answer #1 · answered by ambernpeach 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that spaces precede letters alphabetically, so air ways would come before airline. However, I would spell airways as one word, particularly in the names of airlines.
2007-02-27 05:21:19 · answer #2 · answered by GrahamH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A space is considered alphabetically before l, so air ways would come before airline.
2007-02-27 05:14:08 · answer #3 · answered by Tom :: Athier than Thou 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
air ways comes before airlines because air is shorter than airline, and shorter words come alphabetically before longer words.
2007-02-27 05:14:39 · answer #4 · answered by Jack Chedeville 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Air ways
2007-02-27 05:15:47 · answer #5 · answered by Tha Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Airline comes first.
Airline : look at the L here, comes before the
Airways: W in here
2007-02-27 09:09:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Airline comes first, since airways is a single word.
2007-02-27 05:14:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Based on all the disagreement here, I'd say you have a good question. Here's the answer:
Spaces don't count (although 'airway' is one word, BTW:-)
Thus, 'iceberg' comes before 'ice cream', for example.
If you don't believe it, look it up:-)
2007-02-27 06:06:39 · answer #8 · answered by paladin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
air ways
2007-02-27 05:15:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
airline comes first
2007-02-27 05:14:44 · answer #10 · answered by stinkypinky 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋