HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL that the forward part of a ship, the forecastle, is pronounced (and sometimes written as) "fo'c'sle"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1132
arrow-up1132external-linkTIL that the forward part of a ship, the forecastle, is pronounced (and sometimes written as) "fo'c'sle"en.wikipedia.orgHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days agoYou would be amazed how many short forms are used in sailing, sometimes crippled to letter salad with apostrophes. Fo’c’sle is not alone, by far.
minus-squareprayer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 days agoBoatswain -> Bosun -> Bo’s’n
minus-squareSanguinePar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoBut Bo’s’n uses one more character than Bosun? Sailing is mental.
You would be amazed how many short forms are used in sailing, sometimes crippled to letter salad with apostrophes. Fo’c’sle is not alone, by far.
Boatswain -> Bosun -> Bo’s’n
But Bo’s’n uses one more character than Bosun?
Sailing is mental.