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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by quenched on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @07:17PM (#35621853)
Eg if you're trying to shout over the wind.
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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by int_19h on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @03:53PM (#35632536)
Although from the same perspective the phonetic similarity "port" and "board" is probably not ideal, either.
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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by wpietri on Thursday April 20, 2023 @09:51AM (#35639910)
In practice, and perhaps because of this, the pronunciation of "starboard" is heavy on the "star", with the latter part ending up more like "brd" or "b'd". Indeed, you can find the word written as "starb'd".
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