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I've known the word boatswain for decades at this point and never knew it was pronounced like that! Speaking of military terms, lieutenant as "leftenant" alway

by alickz 5y ago

I've known the word boatswain for decades at this point and never knew it was pronounced like that! Speaking of military terms, lieutenant as "leftenant" always threw me. I had just assumed they were different words.

sandworm101 5y ago
Even worse: Try being at unit with brit/canadian/american exchange officers. Same spelling, different pronunciations depending on who you are talking about. And they really do care.
twic 5y ago
And it's only "leftenent" in the army; in the navy it's "latenant". (or at least, was - it is possible navy use has shifted)
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