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-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.
Boatswain -> Bosun -> Bo’s’n
But Bo’s’n uses one more character than Bosun?
Sailing is mental.