Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”...
by red-iron-pine on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @09:55AM
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Makes good sense. Imagine trying to scream that to someone at night in a storm after you've both had a ration of rum.
Probably a non-trivial number of people were hurt or killed because of that linguistic similarity; we see the same with air traffic control and pilots using ambiguous language.
Probably a non-trivial number of people were hurt or killed because of that linguistic similarity; we see the same with air traffic control and pilots using ambiguous language.