BARRY HOLLAND wrote: > > 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?'
Is that pronounced 'grey ham' or 'grey yam'? -- Will Chapman Save Our Waterways www.SaveOurWaterways.org.uk --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 071123-0, 23/11/2007 Tested on: 24/11/2007 13:10:15 avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com
