LittleSister
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Gusting to Force n!
You Favorite Mis-Used Naultical Jargon
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thinwater
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Come on, if we arn't allowed exageration and tall tales, what's the point? Either exaggerate or understate ("it was a little breezy"), as the situation requires.
LittleSister
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I've no quibbles with those.
I was alluding to the erroneous application of Beaufort force numbers to gusts. The Beaufort scale relates to continuous winds. A gust of 35 knots does not amount to Gale Force 8.
John the kiwi
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One i hear journalists (mis)use a lot lately: "she is taking a different tact." !
As for Americans: they talk of horseBACK riding - as opposed to? They cant pronounce buoys either. They should be expelled from the empire!
As for Americans: they talk of horseBACK riding - as opposed to? They cant pronounce buoys either. They should be expelled from the empire!
Poignard
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“England and America are two countries separated by the same language!”
GBS
rogerthebodger
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There i a TV advert that I question. "It kills bugs dead"
As opposed to killing bugs alive !!!.
Spirit (of Glenans)
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On the contrary, a definition is by definition definitive ?
Spirit (of Glenans)
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I avoid all American sources, as they tend to make me feel that they don't know what they're talking about.
Spirit (of Glenans)
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Another americanism which makes my blood boil, and which has now invaded the English used in these islands, is the use of the redundant term - "...year anniversary" , e.g. 10 year anniversary.
Spirit (of Glenans)
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"Jibe"
RobbieW
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Thats a good example of the creeping change in language (particularly spelling) brought about by autospell in all its guises. Today, you pretty much have to rely on context much of the time to try figure out which homophone was actually meant by the sender, rather than the spelling contributing to the context
JumbleDuck
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Not in the full OED, so if you have a verifiable printed source you could always submit it to them. Here's their "Killick":
JumbleDuck
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Although "gybe" can be traced back to the late 17th century (from the Dutch "gijb"), "jibe" has been in use since the 18th century - including by James Cook (almost - he spelled it "jib").
Ohlin Karcher
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Not in the full OED, so if you have a verifiable printed source you could always submit it to them. Here's their "Killick":
I wonder how it came to mean a leading hand in the Navy?
JumbleDuck
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You have that backwards a bit, I think. Originally the Beaufort scale was used to describe sea conditions, with wind speeds derived from that. Nowadays it is simply a list of wind speed ranges, so there is nothing at all wrong with saying "gusting force 8" - the word "gusting" implies that waves are not developed to original force 8 size. The Met Office recognizes this: when they say "gale force gusts" the wind actually has to be significantly stronger than F8.
JohnGC
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As a quick aside on the OED.
If you have a UK library card, the chances are you can log in using it's number.
If you have a UK library card, the chances are you can log in using it's number.
JumbleDuck
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b. A leading seaman's badge, bearing the symbol of an anchor; hence, a leading seaman.
johnalison
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Another odd spelling, with occasional nautical uses is 'cill'. This caught me out when I first came upon it in the forums, having only come across it as 'sill. To me, a marina sill is just an alternative to a windowsill, but it appears that 'cill' has been around for some time among building workers mostly.
AntarcticPilot
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Isn't it to do with their insignia?
Ohlin Karcher
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Yes and on the UK canal sydten at locks.
( I can't correct my typo because when I try, it will obliterate the whole post, plus your quited bit. SYSTEM!) WU I GIVE UP