Comments on: Three sheets to the wind! http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/ Marina Orlova - Not your typical philologist. Etymology, philology, word origins, origin of, hot teacher. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:47:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: leonard http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-119367 leonard Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:35:35 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/#comment-119367 Quote "Basically, I no longer work for anything but the sensation I have while working." - Albert Giacometti sculptor...sail on :lol: have bonus day :smile: {[rum]} Quote
“Basically, I no longer work for anything but the sensation I have while working.” – Albert Giacometti sculptor…sail on :lol: have bonus day :smile: {[rum]}

]]> By: leonard http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-94345 leonard Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:46:37 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/#comment-94345 ropes are like lines or untied in a submarina...lions are naughty and arty, not sheets....port it---random lesson---fun,fun,:-(:-))=) ropes are like lines or untied in a submarina…lions are naughty and arty, not sheets….port it—random lesson—fun,fun,:-(:-))=)

]]> By: pulchritudinous is you http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-88109 pulchritudinous is you Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:25:06 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/#comment-88109 I love the beginnings of the video, and i agree, Intelligence is Sexy I love the beginnings of the video, and i agree, Intelligence is Sexy

]]> By: pig-in-a-poke http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-57918 pig-in-a-poke Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:55:28 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/#comment-57918 I really wanted to agree with you, roachmeistercom. Those were my miss-perceptions, too. Debunking perceptions and assumptions with knowledge can be painful. I remembered the <a href="http://www.cga.edu/display.aspx?id=2558"<Coast Guard Academy's</a> sailing ship and looked it up. The picture shows 3 masts and many sails. So, I guess I'm going to say, "Lesson learned." I really wanted to agree with you, roachmeistercom. Those were my miss-perceptions, too. Debunking perceptions and assumptions with knowledge can be painful. I remembered the <a href=”http://www.cga.edu/display.aspx?id=2558″<Coast Guard Academy’s sailing ship and looked it up. The picture shows 3 masts and many sails. So, I guess I’m going to say, “Lesson learned.”

]]> By: tedt http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-38229 tedt Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:25:09 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/#comment-38229 rrrrr.....make "me" look like a Rock Star teacher. :lol: rrrrr…..make “me” look like a Rock Star teacher. :lol:

]]> By: hallidayadam http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-18619 hallidayadam Sat, 17 May 2008 05:47:03 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/#comment-18619 Here is another nautical term for you. Can you tell me what "marry the lines" means and its origin? We always marry the lines in Port. Also another is Starboard, can you tell me what that means and where it comes from? Here is another nautical term for you. Can you tell me what “marry the lines” means and its origin? We always marry the lines in Port. Also another is Starboard, can you tell me what that means and where it comes from?

]]> By: captainjack http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-11546 captainjack Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:04:48 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/#comment-11546 oops that got all screwed up. :sad: Sorry folks. Can't fix it. :sad: oops that got all screwed up. :sad: Sorry folks. Can’t fix it. :sad:

]]> By: captainjack http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-11407 captainjack Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:18:25 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/#comment-11407 Marina, We are going to make a sailor out of you yet. __/)__ :mrgreen: Loved the video. In fact my good friend Capt. Richard Rodriguez at the <a href="http://captrichardrodriguez.blogspot.com/" title="Bitter End" rel="nofollow"> blog posted this video today. http://captrichardrodriguez.blogspot.com/2008/04/nautical-terms-three-sheets-to-wind.html Richard's blog covers subjects relating to the maritime industry and regular boating. Currently there is concern discussions about the US largest ferry system is in trouble. Capt. Richard has had articles posted on <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/blogBurst/environment?type=environmentNews&w1=B7ovpm21IaDoL40ZFnNfGe&w2=B8fgRsdourbPDamNeJo0MHq&src=blogBurst_environmentNews&bbPostId=AJbLle1wmq5CzBs2FXU8Ts25Cz4q0rZojrfLZCz20e3xLOJPr0&bbParentWidgetId=B8fgRsdourbPDamNeJo0M" title="Reuters" rel="nofollow"> about the Whaling demonstration issues. And much more. Marina I hope the link helps you out. I know it moves you up on Google's ranking algorithms. ~~ ___ /) __~~ Marina,

We are going to make a sailor out of you yet. __/)__ :mrgreen:
Loved the video. In fact my good friend Capt. Richard Rodriguez at the blog posted this video today.

http://captrichardrodriguez.blogspot.com/2008/04/nautical-terms-three-sheets-to-wind.html

Richard’s blog covers subjects relating to the maritime industry and regular boating. Currently there is concern discussions about the US largest ferry system is in trouble. Capt. Richard has had articles posted on about the Whaling demonstration issues. And much more.

Marina I hope the link helps you out. I know it moves you up on Google’s ranking algorithms.

~~ ___ /) __~~

]]> By: roachmeistercom http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-9512 roachmeistercom Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:19:27 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/#comment-9512 LOL! I surely am pleasantly surprised to see you found this crazy comment. It's funny to me that the etymology of sheet as it relates to the sheet lines still seems to support my idea though... [Origin: 1300–50; ME shete, shortening of OE scéatlīne, equiv. to scéat(a) lower corner of a sail (see sheet1) + līne line1, rope; c. LG schote] scéatlīne is a sheetline meaning the line that is attached to the lower corner of the sail (Sheet). Etymology is very confusing.... Thanks for playing along though. It will always niggle at the back of my mind, but you have done the most any normal person could do to allay my doubts about this phrase! I'm... relatively stubborn. "So what ALL sailors say so??? That doesn't make it right!" :shock: Yeah, I'm pretty bad. LOL!

I surely am pleasantly surprised to see you found this crazy comment.

It’s funny to me that the etymology of sheet as it relates to the sheet lines still seems to support my idea though…

[Origin: 1300–50; ME shete, shortening of OE scéatlīne, equiv. to scéat(a) lower corner of a sail (see sheet1) + līne line1, rope; c. LG schote]

scéatlīne is a sheetline meaning the line that is attached to the lower corner of the sail (Sheet).

Etymology is very confusing…. Thanks for playing along though. It will always niggle at the back of my mind, but you have done the most any normal person could do to allay my doubts about this phrase!

I’m… relatively stubborn. “So what ALL sailors say so??? That doesn’t make it right!” :shock: Yeah, I’m pretty bad.

]]> By: Marina http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-9016 Marina Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:57:02 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/10/01/three-sheets-to-the-wind/#comment-9016 roachmeistercom, on a ship they call the lines "sheets".. and the term comes from sailors.... so if sailors (not regular people, but SAILORS) refer to lines as "sheets" and sails as sails.. then the expression would have been .. "three sails to the wind".. but it isn't.. it's "three sheets to the wind"... that's why we know it refers to the lines.. not the sails. Land folk, like us, think it refers to the sails because we don't "speak their language" :-) roachmeistercom, on a ship they call the lines “sheets”.. and the term comes from sailors…. so if sailors (not regular people, but SAILORS) refer to lines as “sheets” and sails as sails.. then the expression would have been .. “three sails to the wind”.. but it isn’t.. it’s “three sheets to the wind”… that’s why we know it refers to the lines.. not the sails. Land folk, like us, think it refers to the sails because we don’t “speak their language” :-)

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