Replace the cook - sailors' slang | WordReference Forums
2023年12月1日 · Good day! I'm trying to translate the song A Salty Dog by Procol Harum: All hands on deck, we've run a float, I heard the Captain cry. Explore the ship, replace the cook, Let no one leave …
sail to sea / sail the sea - WordReference Forums
2015年5月24日 · The sentence that you quote is the first line of the song "Yellow Submarine", sung by the Beatles. So I have to believe that "sail to sea" is a fixed expression, although I haven't heard it in …
set sailing VS set sail - WordReference Forums
2015年7月9日 · You're right, the common phrase is 'set sail'. You can use 'set' with -ing verbs e.g. I saw an advert for Bali and that set me thinking about holidays. So it may have been used deliberately in …
At/in/on/in the ocean | WordReference Forums
2016年9月12日 · Hello everybody, I have been correcting a script and I found this sentence: "I took the journey to the ocean, I have seen a lot of hardship. Did you witness tragedy when in the ocean? Yes, …
Abreviação da palavra "número" (#, nº) | WordReference Forums
2009年9月4日 · Hi, In which way can I abbreviate número without using nº? The font I use doesn't have the º character so I want to know if I can replace it with "no." or "num" instead. Thanks in advance!
as at vs. as of - WordReference Forums
2007年6月7日 · Hi, I've just come across a phrasing that is novel for me. I think this is an AE/BE difference, but would like to be more certain. Example usage: "Monthly Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease …
by return email - WordReference Forums
2011年4月14日 · Hi everyone, << reference to moderator action removed>> If I want the recepient to reply to my email with his/her confirmation, can I write " Please confirm this by return email." ? …
include Pat in/on future email | WordReference Forums
2020年5月15日 · Which is correct ('in' or 'on')? I will make sure to include Pat in future email correspondence. Or... I will make sure to include Pat on future email correspondence.
Northern or the northern? - WordReference Forums
2023年2月8日 · 1. Hausa is a language spoken in the northern regions of West Africa. 2. We travelled to the northern tip of Caithness.
How did Julius Caesar pronounce the letter "V"?
2006年5月22日 · When I studied latin in school (decades ago), the teacher said that the ancient Romans pronounced the letter "V" like the modern English "W". As an example, "Veni, vidi, vici" (I came, I …