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by germandiago 351 days ago
Hahaha. I was not aware of that one. Yes, looks like undecipherable.
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stockresearcher 351 days ago
A lot of nautical terms have unusual pronunciations. English sailors primarily came from coastal regions, and were very happy to have a lingo that was incomprehensible to the landsman. All of this carried over to North America as well.
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throaway955 350 days ago
its just elision. "four-cassle" vs "fo'k'sul."
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