February 23, 2007
More on words
IÂ’ve done very little sailing in my day, but IÂ’m a huge fan of nautical terminology. IÂ’ve decided to start using some nautical terms at every opportunity.
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Some of my favorites:
Yaw
Scuppers
Gunwale
Belay
Abeam
Thwartships
And of course, my favorite: Coxswain.
I encourage everyone to throw the word coxswain into as many conversations as possible, especially in the workplace. I believe the correct pronunciation is “Cox’n” but the phonetic pronunciation works well too.
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That is a goldmine isn't it? I've always like forecastle (pronounced foc'sl). And if you ever have way too much spare time, look through a book or article on nautical knots. Not only are some of them almost artistic in design, but the names are interesting too (sheepshank, carrick bend, etc).
Posted by: shank at February 23, 2007 11:43 AM (+H1yK)
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And why have you decided to use this terminology?
Posted by: Flamingo at February 26, 2007 02:55 AM (fF4aT)
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Just to be a prick.
Posted by: Paul at February 26, 2007 07:00 AM (ahClC)
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