[WWI] Added:A Submarine model at the AWM

Allan Wright aew at unh.edu
Mon May 15 13:11:18 EDT 2006


On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 18:01 +0200, Knut Erik Hagen wrote:
> Hei,
> 
> The definition I am used to is:
> A boat can be taken onboard a ship, but not the other way around.

More information here:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_256.html

http://windom.cybox.com/logs/1999/05.28.html (page bottom)

dictonary.com says it's all about size (isn't it always):
http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/d18.html

And best for last, the answer bank has a good discussion on the matter:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Travel/Question121351.html

But all in all we covered it here. The lines have been blurred because
of the modern age......







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