Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-26 months agoWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?message-squaremessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down13
arrow-up1106arrow-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-26 months agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squareverity_kindle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 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-up3·6 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.