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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by aae42 on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @06:41AM (#35626548)
Why not?

https://www.statista.com/statistics/991020/number-native-spa...

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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by bee_rider on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @08:48AM (#35627474)
Mexico & USA, language taking over buddies. We just need to grow Quebec, so we can get the full set over here. Long way to go, though…
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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by ekianjo on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @11:14AM (#35629178)
because numbers don't matter. Just like Quebecois would not be the reference for the French language, even if it somehow outgrew the French speaking population in France
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