sail7seas Posted September 1, 2008 #1 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Do you have any pesty little expressions people use that are chalk on a blackboard for you? Like calling a ship a boat? Or referring to Holland America Line as Holland? Holland is a country. Holland America Line is a cruise line. I know...picky, picky etc but it always grabs me when I read that. :D Any get to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted September 1, 2008 #2 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Judy, laughing. DH is planning on posting a review. I told him not to say he was my husband. He often calls the ship a boat. He should know better since he was a captain in the Navy.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted September 1, 2008 #3 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I just love it when people call the dining room the dinning room or the cabin steward the cabin stewart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j feller Posted September 1, 2008 #4 Share Posted September 1, 2008 LORE, What's wrong with that, that's the way we pronounce them in the states. JIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted September 1, 2008 #5 Share Posted September 1, 2008 LORE, What's wrong with that, that's the way we pronounce them in the states. JIM Oh I didn't know that :D :D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Cruises Posted September 1, 2008 #6 Share Posted September 1, 2008 How about "floor" instead of deck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted September 1, 2008 #7 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Wall instead of bulkhead Mustard Drill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted September 1, 2008 #8 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Wall instead of bulkhead Mustard Drill Once again...great avatar....love it:D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp556 Posted September 1, 2008 #9 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Holland American Line ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted September 1, 2008 Author #10 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Gangplank...... Though there are times a gangplank (instead of a gangway) might come in handy. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druke I Posted September 1, 2008 #11 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I think calling HAL Holland is annoying also. I overheard a discussion re "aft cabins", when they obviously meant "stern cabins". Rarely do I see posts re cabins at the stern, but often about aft cabins, which may be anything to the rear of your relative position. Aft is a direction, not a location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Jackson Posted September 1, 2008 #12 Share Posted September 1, 2008 There is a certain cruise line, of course, whose ships are called 'love boats'... Do you have any pesty little expressions people use that are chalk on a blackboard for you? Like calling a ship a boat? Or referring to Holland America Line as Holland? Holland is a country. Holland America Line is a cruise line. I know...picky, picky etc but it always grabs me when I read that. :D Any get to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted September 1, 2008 Author #13 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Now I know another reason I never enjoyed sailing them........ :D They don't know a ship from a boat. :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted September 1, 2008 #14 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I think calling HAL Holland is annoying also. I overheard a discussion re "aft cabins", when they obviously meant "stern cabins". Rarely do I see posts re cabins at the stern, but often about aft cabins, which may be anything to the rear of your relative position. Aft is a direction, not a location. Learn something new every day. I thought aft meant the back. I rarely hear anyone using stern. Thanks for the info...and I'll try not to say aft anymore:o :D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arzz Posted September 1, 2008 #15 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Or, Copper, folks who use the word "there" instead of the word "their" in their avatar :D (no offense intended) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted September 1, 2008 #16 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Or, Copper, folks who use the word "there" instead of the word "their" in their avatar :D (no offense intended) Wonder how long it would take for someone with an eye for detail to spot that!;) It's not my avatar - just picked it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arzz Posted September 1, 2008 #17 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I apologize -- correcting those types of errors is an addiction with me, not a choice -- far too many years as a teacher BTW I love those eyeballs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druke I Posted September 1, 2008 #18 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I was not a teacher, but the widespread misuse of an apostrophe when pluralizing words gets to me everytime. We need "apostrophe police". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topspot Posted September 1, 2008 #19 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Refering to the Netherlands as Holland. "Holland" is informally and quite incorrectly used in English and other languages, including sometimes the Dutch language itself, to mean the whole of the modern country of the Netherlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted September 1, 2008 #20 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I hate it when people refer to the Zuiderdam as the Zuidi, the Westerdam as the Westy, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted September 1, 2008 #21 Share Posted September 1, 2008 As one CD said, "You can put a boat on a ship but you can't put a ship on a boat." :) FYI, the "Love Boat" was not created by Princess but by Hollywood, which, of course, rarely gets things right. Blame the title on Aaron Spelling, who created the series, not the cruiseline. Err... Michael, if we had aspostrophe police we'd need period police. :) When you have quotes, the period goes inside the quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted September 1, 2008 Author #22 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Refering to the Netherlands as Holland. "Holland" is informally and quite incorrectly used in English and other languages, including sometimes the Dutch language itself, to mean the whole of the modern country of the Netherlands It is interesting you say this. I have always wanted to know the difference between Holland and Netherlands and have asked a number of Dutch Officers. ALL (with the exception of only one) have said they can be used interchangeably and they would not be offended by either. The one who differed pointed out there is one province (county) which is not technically included in Holland but is in The Netherlands. I always forget to research this as it is something about which I am interested and have repeatedly inquired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druke I Posted September 1, 2008 #23 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I'd argue that one with you. I was ending a sentence, not the phrase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp556 Posted September 1, 2008 #24 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I hate it when people refer to the Zuiderdam as the Zuidi, the Westerdam as the Westy, etc. Oh, thank you, KK. I've always cringed when I read these abbreviated ship names. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who cringes!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted September 1, 2008 #25 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I'd argue that one with you. I was ending a sentence, not the phrase.Exactly. Even when using quotes in a sentence, the period (or comma) goes inside the quote except for very few exceptions. :) Another one of my pet peeves is people who use "loose" instead of "lose." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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