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Re:American Airlines Trying to Stop Must-Have iPhone App for... by ClassyJacket on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:12AM (#33234588)
I didn't write the article, but I wasn't aware there were English speakers who didn't know the word roster either. It's a calendar of times employees have to work i.e. It tells you when your shifts are.

What do you call that?

Also a reserve is something you have spare in case the original planned one can't operate. So a reserve flight attendant would be someone who is on call in case someone else is sick, etcetera.

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Re:American Airlines Trying to Stop Must-Have iPhone App for... by pitaj on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:15AM (#33234637)
Usually we'd use the word "schedule" for that (American here). "Roster" is used mainly to mean a "list of people".
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Re:American Airlines Trying to Stop Must-Have iPhone App for... by parineum on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:20AM (#33234751)
That's a schedule.

A roster is a list of people and their roles. A schedule is a roster with chronological information.

Reserve is probably something people should understand but backup works as well.

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Re:American Airlines Trying to Stop Must-Have iPhone App for... by josefresco on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:32AM (#33234972)
Wow dude really?!? I don't need you to define the words - I need CONTEXT.
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Re:American Airlines Trying to Stop Must-Have iPhone App for... by carlmr on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:15AM (#33234657)
>I wasn't aware there were English speakers who didn't know the word roster either.

I know what it is, but maybe the people that don't use schedule or timetable?

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Re:American Airlines Trying to Stop Must-Have iPhone App for... by selimthegrim on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:24AM (#33234821)
Don't they say 'rota' in the UK?
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Re:American Airlines Trying to Stop Must-Have iPhone App for... by mathieuh on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:36AM (#33235033)
Yes, “rota” would be the commonest word for this idea. Although I did immediately understand “roster” in the article, so maybe that’s also in use. “Rota” is definitely what I would say though
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Re:American Airlines Trying to Stop Must-Have iPhone App for... by carlmr on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @02:42AM (#33243770)
Rota I don't know, but I'm not from the UK.
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