@[email protected] to Today I LearnedEnglish • 8 hours agoTIL that the forward part of a ship, the forecastle, is pronounced (and sometimes written as) "fo'c'sle"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down10
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the forward part of a ship, the forecastle, is pronounced (and sometimes written as) "fo'c'sle"en.wikipedia.org@[email protected] to Today I LearnedEnglish • 8 hours agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squarePorto881linkEnglish10•8 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•57 minutes 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