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The advantage of using separate words for the frame of reference of the boat is that you can still use left and right with their normal meanings as well.
by rcthompson 4y ago
The advantage of using separate words for the frame of reference of the boat is that you can still use left and right with their normal meanings as well.
- InCityDreams 4y ago"It'll be starboard side, hung up on the left."
- usrbinbash 4y agoBut I can also say: "I'm on the left side of the boat, and hold an apple in my left hand." The boat has a clearly distinguishable bow and stern, so it provides a frame of reference.
- rcthompson 4y ago"Left side of the boat" is a lot more syllables than "port". And using different words makes it less likely that the listener will be confused by multiple uses of the same word to mean different things.