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What are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Daft_ish@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

On a ship, a sheet is a line made of rope, used to manipulate the angle of a sail, not a sail itself.

[–] uid0gid0@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Correct, the sheets are trailing in the wind, meaning the sail is not tied down and it's flapping all over.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 months ago

TIL.