Terry Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: BARRY HOLLAND wrote:
> To continue the naval theme :- 'bosun' is a contraction of
> 'boatswain'---& there aren't any apostrophes in sight!
If bosun is a contraction of boatswain, where did the "u" appear from?
Terry Streeter - Leuven
As I said Terry, English---ain't she sweet?
By the way Grayham, you've written 'Grayham' several times now so I suppose
*you* know how to spell your own name--it's still very unusual---more power to
you!
Does anyone know any other 'Grayhams?'
Barry
Nb ikarntspel
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