tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433463576690080907.post2701491729103323043..comments2023-04-20T10:57:36.670-04:00Comments on Eclipse Court: 258 - Pirates?Vrykahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635332962048022375noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433463576690080907.post-36329155195894345972010-10-21T15:54:36.231-04:002010-10-21T15:54:36.231-04:00And 'laro' and 'saro'... I'm n...And 'laro' and 'saro'... I'm not sure what the French are using right now... but over three thousand years a lot of things will change.<br /><br />Most people don't know how Alexander the Great's admiral referred to the 'left' and 'right' of his ships.Vrykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635332962048022375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433463576690080907.post-43263724179144464342010-10-21T15:50:57.820-04:002010-10-21T15:50:57.820-04:00The course they are travelling... becomes they'...The course they are travelling... becomes they're... not 'Their course'.Vrykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635332962048022375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433463576690080907.post-46779628994271349742010-10-21T15:28:06.579-04:002010-10-21T15:28:06.579-04:00“The course they’re travelling will put them betwe...“The course they’re travelling will put them between us and the land, right?” Then I checked, “No, wrong side, sorry.”<br /><br />Shouldn't 'they're' be 'their'?<br /><br />RRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433463576690080907.post-68283455600753509082010-10-21T15:26:01.762-04:002010-10-21T15:26:01.762-04:00'laro' and 'saro', just like '...'laro' and 'saro', just like 'larboard' (i.e. left) and 'starboard' (steering board or right).<br /><br />Tee hee! I wonder how that came about. Starboard is still used modernly, but 'port' has largely replaced 'larboard'.<br /><br />RRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433463576690080907.post-47574247609071561992010-04-28T00:33:34.646-04:002010-04-28T00:33:34.646-04:00hee hee. Yeah. Just snap your fingers and everyt...hee hee. Yeah. Just snap your fingers and everything is ok...Vrykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635332962048022375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433463576690080907.post-27335109007748944452010-04-27T21:52:58.667-04:002010-04-27T21:52:58.667-04:00Surya is gonna have such fun - trying to teach Min...Surya is gonna have such fun - trying to teach Min to give himself a bit of the compassion and understanding he has for others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com