@HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agoTIL that the forward part of a ship, the forecastle, is pronounced (and sometimes written as) "fo'c'sle"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the forward part of a ship, the forecastle, is pronounced (and sometimes written as) "fo'c'sle"en.wikipedia.org@HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squaredefunct_punklinkfedilinkEnglish0•6 months 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-square@CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish0•6 months 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