Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-28 months agoWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?message-squaremessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down13
arrow-up1108arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-28 months agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-squareverity_kindlelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoOn a ship, a sheet is a line made of rope, used to manipulate the angle of a sail, not a sail itself.
minus-squareuid0gid0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoCorrect, the sheets are trailing in the wind, meaning the sail is not tied down and it’s flapping all over.
On a ship, a sheet is a line made of rope, used to manipulate the angle of a sail, not a sail itself.
Correct, the sheets are trailing in the wind, meaning the sail is not tied down and it’s flapping all over.
TIL.