[PDF.95mw] Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat: Naval Slang and It's Everyday Usage

Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat: Naval Slang and It's Everyday Usage

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 | #320081 in Books |  2010-01-08 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  7.56 x.80 x4.60l,.54 | File type: PDF | 144 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| I thoroughly enjoyed the book|By Nonato R. Crespo|I thoroughly enjoyed the book.. The author takes you on a journey from the old, all the way to the new meanings. He starts with the origins of the word/phrases then goes further to give you their common usages today, and how the words have developed along the way. In so doing He makes sure to weave in some very interesting histo|About the Author|Martin Robson, a former research fellow at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England, is also the author of The Battle of Trafalgar.

Many phrases in common use today, like "as the crow flies" and "three sheets to the wind," originated from naval slang. The writers, musicians, filmmakers, and TV personalities who adopt these phrases increasingly expose the public to the sailor's language, yet few are aware of the original meanings. This entertaining book provides a fascinating compilation of naval slang, ranging from terms describing ship handling and seamanship, to food and drink, to discipline and in...

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