HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agoTIL that the forward part of a ship, the forecastle, is pronounced (and sometimes written as) "fo'c'sle"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down10
arrow-up1123arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the forward part of a ship, the forecastle, is pronounced (and sometimes written as) "fo'c'sle"en.wikipedia.orgHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squarePorto881@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·20 hours agoFor people reading the title and trying to pronounce this like a 3 syllable French word, Wikipedia pronunciation says it like “Fok-sull”, like “folk” minus the L and “sull” like sullied.
minus-squareCouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoA cockney accent is necessary for boat terminology
For people reading the title and trying to pronounce this like a 3 syllable French word, Wikipedia pronunciation says it like “Fok-sull”, like “folk” minus the L and “sull” like sullied.
A cockney accent is necessary for boat terminology