HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 天前TIL that the forward part of a ship, the forecastle, is pronounced (and sometimes written as) "fo'c'sle"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1127
arrow-up1127external-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 · 3 天前message-square21fedilink
minus-squareoptissima@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 天前Now that I look at it it could’ve been used as syllable indicator, but I’d guess that Bosun and Bo’s’n were developed separately in regions with different languages where each spelling was easier for local populations
minus-squareSanguinePar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 天前Maybe yeah. There’s probably a good reason somewhere, I just don’t get it. All good 👍
Now that I look at it it could’ve been used as syllable indicator, but I’d guess that Bosun and Bo’s’n were developed separately in regions with different languages where each spelling was easier for local populations
Maybe yeah. There’s probably a good reason somewhere, I just don’t get it. All good 👍