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    Very intersting, I still remember a little

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    Very cool... just got home; looks like I get to pull the balls to 2 watch...

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    Thanks Steve! As a former Army Infantryman, my nautical vocabulary needs expanding. Still trying to get that port-starboard thing!

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    Nice reference! It could be interesting to find the slang of the Napoleonic period...

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    Nice reference! It could be interesting to find the slang of the Napoleonic period...

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    Well a pocket watch used to be referred to as a kettle, in the British Forces, and this dates from Napoleonic times when us Brits failed to understand the phrase 'Quel heure est il?' so reduced it to 'kettle' as we already knew that word. The card game pontoon. was the Brit interpretation of 'Vingt et Un' and cash was the name given to rounds of bread, with holes through the centre so that several pieces of cash could be strung from a belt, which was issued to French troops as part of their wages/ration issue, during the Napoleonic wars - probably from the French word 'cacher'.

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    Good link. As ex Army I too am not that familiar with the navy slang. I did notice one we used 0 Dark Thirty.

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    Good list there Steve, and coming from a Naval family myself, well Fleet Air Arm actually, but near enough, i can see that the terms here are pretty universal whichever flag of convenience you sail under.
    thanks for finding this for us all.
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    Nice links!

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    These two links are very helpful Steve. Lots of good information to familiarize myself with.

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    Get a copy of the book "Jackspeak". I find it invaluable in my job.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David Manley View Post
    Get a copy of the book "Jackspeak". I find it invaluable in my job.
    Thank you for the tip David. I'll put that on my ever growing list of books to procure.

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    Thanks Steve, good info!!!

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    Thank you for the links to these lists. They will be useful and informative.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David Manley View Post
    Get a copy of the book "Jackspeak". I find it invaluable in my job.
    Picked up a copy of Jackspeak. Now I'm convinced that the Brits and Yanks don't speak the same language.

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