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25 English, 1 Swedish. I see no harm in overthinking things considering the subject is rather amusing. I see an axe.
by nomgal 9y ago
25 English, 1 Swedish.
I see no harm in overthinking things considering the subject is rather amusing. I see an axe.
- metaphor 9y agoI see no harm either, although what I found to be rather amusing was the demonstrable power of a leading question.
- ComputerGuru 9y agoU-Boat instead of submarine makes that 24 to 2, rather. No one this side of WWII uses the term U-Boat in America. U is much more commonly associated with Umbrella in kids' books here.
- nomgal 9y agoAgreed. I actually considered pointing out that in my original comment. As an American with a fascination in documentaries I have heard the term a lot but most consider it to be very specific to military submarines operated by Germany in the first and second world wars only. I suppose the term Unterseeboot still sees usage outside of the States these days.
- just4themoney 9y agoFWIW, in America, modern submarines are exclusively called "boats" by people who work on and around them (regardless of size). Definitely not "u-boats." Never heard anyone outside the submarine community say "boat" though and I've had people in the general public try to "correct" me when I said "boat" to refer to a submarine.