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Geez you guys, chill out. Can we just accept that some folks aren't that into it. -
The one that make's my skin crawl is the "RPM's". Its revolutions per minute" not revolutions per minutes. (grin)
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Portlight vs window; block vs pulley; ebb and flood (tide) vs ebb and flow; cookware generally (collectively) vs pots and pans, etc...
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That's one thing that living aboard changed permanently in my lexicon. I don't use the word bathroom any more, be it on land or... -
There are many more. Cabin vs room; bunk vs bed; starboard, port vs right, left; helm vs wheel; fender vs bumper; fuel vs gas, etc.
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This is correct. Plus, with most boats having the main halyard on the starboard side, this puts you on the windward (high) side when...
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The purist in me says to pinch into the wind so the jib is just maintaining the boat's headway (and this is how I was trained). Drop...
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The admiral would go for "The hole thingy with the rope"
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Same here.
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Alias, I'm of an age where recalling the correct word is sometimes difficult, and must substitute a analogous word or description until...
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Hello, Over time my expectations have diminished. Now I'm happy if I hear galley instead of kitchen or head instead of bathroom. Barry.
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And then all those other common demonstrations of illiterate usage, e.g., "most unique", "more perfect", "highly ubiquitous", "pretty...
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Bless your heart can also mean something COMPLETELY different in the Deep South.
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The saying I hear from many young folk, that elicits a "Why, bless your heart" (in my mind), is: "To be perfectly honest". Variations...
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Ok, so its probably doable then hove to. Good to know. My sail is a bitch to drop/raise sometimes. The luff of the sail has a sort...
