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31-05-2012, 23:48

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Do you use Nautical Terms or Plain Language?

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Posted By Nostrodamus

Re: Do you use Nautical Terms or Plain Language?

Is it just my wife or are a lot of women the same.

She has her own nautical language which is pretty easy to pick up as it only has three words.

"the thingy"
"the what do you call it"
and the...

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30-05-2012, 23:53

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Do you use Nautical Terms or Plain Language?

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Posted By Nostrodamus

Re: Do you use Nautical Terms or Plain Language?

On a practical sailing exam I was asked to sit at the back of the boat and instruct my pretend novice crew on how to put in a reef by verbal commands only. (testing knowledge and how you spoke to the...

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28-05-2012, 22:39

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Do you use Nautical Terms or Plain Language?

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Posted By Nostrodamus

Re: Do you use Nautical Terms or Plain Language?

Thank you for the replies which made interesting reading.
I agree with some in that you have to tailor your language to suit the crew.
Sometimes if you speak in nautical terms they may not have...

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27-05-2012, 23:52

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Do you use Nautical Terms or Plain Language?

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Posted By Nostrodamus

Re: Do you use nautical terms or plain language.

Surely it is understanding that is more important than the actual words used.
My family and I understand each other and we don't always use correct terms.
I know exactly what they mean when they...

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27-05-2012, 23:32

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Do you use Nautical Terms or Plain Language?

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Posted By Nostrodamus

Re: Do you use nautical terms or plain language.

As we live aboard our boat I think my wife and kids would object to being thrown off.
Besides there is no better crew. As skipper the first mate gives me a few privileges occasionally where as your...

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27-05-2012, 23:18

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Do you use Nautical Terms or Plain Language?

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Posted By Nostrodamus

Do you use Nautical Terms or Plain Language?

So when you learn to sail they throw all these nautical terms at you and along the way you also pick up some more.

Some people even use them in normal conversations for some reason.

I have been...

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