Posted by JLabaree on November 15, 2005 at 14:36:44 from 216.220.235.91 user JLabaree.
In Reply to: Re: Centreplates of pre-war dinghies posted by Laurence Monkhouse on November 15, 2005 at 08:06:04:
I was speaking of what you call the thing.
True enough, but since they are two different things, it makes a certain amount of sense to use two different words. My understanding of your remark about the French was that they had only one word for what I consider to be two very different objects.
One purpose of navigation is to avoid hitting anything at full tilt.
Or half-tilt for that matter, but then, what would be the purpose of the helmet? :-)