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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by bartlettD on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @04:21AM (#35625723)
Best comment in this thread, a lot of folks seem to be stuck on the etymology rather than the very deliberate use of special keywords in collabrative working.

Sailing, Flight, Surgery; All of these require people to work together, in scenarios where a misinterpreted instruction can cost lives.

The Tenerife Airport Disaster, still the deadliest aviation accident was caused by bad communication procedures. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster#Comm...

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