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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by xpe on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @10:19AM (#35628515)
> "Skier's left/right" for snow skiing. Ambiguity arises when looking uphill or downhill.

But what about “snowboarder’s left”… sounds a lot like “starboard’s left” at which everybody on the fake ski slope on the cruise ship gets incredibly confused? We have to drive out all ambiguity here, or people are doing to die.

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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by Ichthypresbyter on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @11:03PM (#35635874)
Snowboarder's left is either up or down the slope depending on the snowboarder...
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