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milemi
on April 19, 2023
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Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of...
I read that the British word posh comes from Port Out - Starboard Home, which is the type of UK to US return ticket you’d get, if you could afford it, to have a cabin facing the sun both ways.
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