Corporal Equivalents in the Navy

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2 total messages Started by George Mon, 04 Feb 2002 12:41

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Author: George
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 12:41

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By George Chew.

Reading my 'Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary', as you do when
synchronising brain and bowels, - even if the
story is difficult to follow - I came across this gem:

corporal, n, a non-commissioned officer under a sergeant: in the navy, a
petty officer under a master-at-arms et cetera . . . .

I'm not going to check up on how they define a 'killick', it will only
confuse.

Let's hope 'Chambers Twenty-first Century Dictionary' is more up to date.

G

Re: Corporal Equivalents in the Navy

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Author: Andrew Chaplin
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 01:07

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George wrote:

> Reading my 'Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary', as you do when
> synchronising brain and bowels, - even if the
> story is difficult to follow - I came across this gem:
> 
> corporal, n, a non-commissioned officer under a sergeant: in the navy, a
> petty officer under a master-at-arms et cetera . . . .
> 
> I'm not going to check up on how they define a 'killick', it will only
> confuse.

An anchor made of rock; how else would they? ;^)
--
Andrew Chaplin
SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO
(If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." 
out, and change "home" to "rogers".)

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